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CTRI Number  CTRI/2019/07/020243 [Registered on: 18/07/2019] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 12/07/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Study to compare a drug named Dexmedetomidine which will be given in nose and a syrup named triclofos sodium which will be given per mouth in children as prior medicine before CT Scan  
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative Study of intranasal Dexmedetomidine Versus oral Triclofos Sodium as premedicant in Children undergoing Computed Tomography Imaging : A Parallel Group Single Blind Randomised Controlled Trial. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  DR KABIR HOSSAIN 
Designation  POST GRADUATE TRAINEE DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY 
Affiliation  INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION &RESEARCH  
Address  244 AJC BOSE ROAD

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700020
India 
Phone  8584878222  
Fax    
Email  kabirhossain382@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  PROF AMITA PAHARI 
Designation  Professor Department of Anaesthesiology 
Affiliation  INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION &RESEARCH 
Address  Department of Anesthesiology 244 AJC BOSE ROAD

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700020
India 
Phone  9831650768  
Fax    
Email  dr.amitaacharya@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  PROF AMITA PAHARI 
Designation  Professor Department of Anaesthesiology 
Affiliation  INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION &RESEARCH 
Address  Department of Anesthesiology 244 AJC BOSE ROAD

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700020
India 
Phone  9831650768  
Fax    
Email  dr.amitaacharya@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Anaesthesiology;IPGME&R; KOLKATA 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education Research  
Address  244 AJC BOSE ROAD;KOLKATA 700020;WEST BENGAL;INDIA 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
DR KABIR HOSSAIN   INSTITUTE OF POST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH   244 AJC BOSE ROAD; KOLKATA 700020; DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY;BANGUR INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY,IMAGING DEPARTMENT,ROOM NO 2
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
8584878222

kabirhossain382@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: B||Imaging,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Comparative Study of intranasal Dexmedetomidine Versus oral Triclofos Sodium as premedicant in Children undergoing Computed Tomography Imaging  - children aged between 1 to 6 years with ASA physical status 1 or 2 scheduled for CT immaging studies under sedation will be evaluated with history and physical examination before inclusion and will be admitted to radiological suite at least 1 h prior to imaging.Oral drugs will be Aloe vera syrup as placebo and syrup Triclofos Sodium 100 mg/ml. Intranasl drug will be saline or dexmedetomidine 100 mcg/ml. EMLA cream will be applied at two preidentified venipuncture sites and sealed with occlusive dressing.For intranasal administration, the drug will be dripped into child’s nostrils using a tuberculin syringe. In my study before the CT immaging , children will drink 0.5 ml/kg. syrup and received 0.025 ml/kg nasal drop. Blood pressure, pulse rate and oxygen saturation, Respiratory Rate will be recorded before drug administration and then every 10 min till 1 hour after imaging,along with sedation (Modified Observer’s assessment of alertness / sedation scale). After achieving IV access, children will be transferred to the CT table for imaging. 
Intervention  Comparative Study of intranasal Dexmedetomidine Versus oral Triclofos Sodium as premedicant in Children undergoing Computed Tomography Imaging  children aged between 1 to 6 years with ASA physical status 1 or 2 scheduled for CT immaging studies under sedation will be evaluated with history and physical examination before inclusion and will be admitted to radiological suite at least 1 h prior to imaging.Oral drugs will be Aloe vera syrup as placebo and syrup Triclofos Sodium 100 mg/ml. Intranasl drug will be saline or dexmedetomidine 100 mcg/ml. EMLA cream will be applied at two preidentified venipuncture sites and sealed with occlusive dressing.For intranasal administration, the drug will be dripped into child’s nostrils using a tuberculin syringe. In my study before the CT immaging , children will drink 0.5 ml/kg. syrup and received 0.025 ml/kg nasal drop. Blood pressure, pulse rate and oxygen saturation, Respiratory Rate will be recorded before drug administration and then every 10 min till 1 hour after imaging,along with sedation (Modified Observer’s assessment of alertness / sedation scale). After achieving IV access, children will be transferred to the CT table for imaging.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  1.00 Year(s)
Age To  6.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Children between 1 to 6 years of age.
2. ASA I/II
3. Children who are not well adapted for undergoing CT imaging . 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1) Known allergy or hypersensitivity reaction to Dexmedetomidine or
Triclofos Sodium ;EMLA cream; and propofol.
2) Patients taking any other sedatives.
3) Patients with nasal infection & nasal pathology for intranasal route.
4) Patients with any significant cardiac or respiratory disease.
5) Patients with severe mental Retardation or gross neurodevelopmental disorder.
6) Patients with severe systemic diseases.
7)Refusal from parents to undergo study 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Two Groups will be compared in
terms of time required to attain
successful sedation level as per
MOAA/S scale between 0 and 3 
From 5 minutes prior to Drug administration to 1 hour after imaging study  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Both the groups will be compared in terms
of
1.Recovery from Successful sedation as per Modified Observer’s assessment of alertness / sedation scale
2.Ease of child parent separation.[10]
3.Tolerance to drugs.
4.Anaesthesiologist satisfaction.
5.Haemodynamic changes and adverse
effects.
6. Radiologist Satisfaction . 
From 5 minutes prior to Drug administration to 1 hour after imaging study. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="80"
Sample Size from India="80" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 1 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/08/2019 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   Nil 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   SUMMARY:
Name of candidate/Designation/Place of posting : Dr. Kabir Hossain , 1
st Year Post Graduate  
Trainee, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata.

Broad area and specific area- MD Anesthesiology, Session 2017-2020

Place of proposed research work and name of Institute/Department- Department of  
Anesthesiology, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata.

Name of proposed supervisor: Prof ( Dr ) Amita Pahari; Professor  
, Department of Anesthesiology, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata.

Name of proposed co-supervisor : Dr. Rajashree Biswas , Assistant Professor, Department of  
Anesthesiology, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata.

Proposed topic of research- Comparative Study of intranasal Dexmedetomidine  
Versus oral Triclofos Sodium as premedicant in Children undergoing Computed  
Tomography Imaging : A Parallel Group Single Blind Randomised Controlled Trial.

Objective of proposed research- Time required to attain successful sedation  
level,recovery time from sedation,drug tolerance,haemodynamic changes,ease of child parent  
separation,Radiologist and Anaesthesiologist satisfaction.

Background of present study– Good quality of CT immaging children needs sufficient immobility  
and anxiolysis. Various sedatives are used for this purpose and among them chloral hydrate derived  
triclofos sodium is one of the widely used sedative in children for immaging study.But it has a pungent  
odour with a bitter caustic taste and causes a high incidence of nausea and vomiting.Dexmedetomidine  
is a highly selective a2-adrenergic receptor agonist with sedative and mild analgesic effects and it  
has been increasingly used in paediatric non-invasive diagnostic procedures.It is easy to administer  
intranasally and it does not require IV access and it is generally well tolerated.

Methodology- children aged between 1 to 6 years with ASA physical status 1 or 2 scheduled  
for CT immaging studies under sedation will be evaluated with history and physical  
examination before inclusion and will be admitted to radiological suite at least 1 h prior to  
imaging.. Oral drugs will be Aloe vera syrup as placebo and syrup Triclofos Sodium 100 mg/ml.  
Intranasl drug will be saline or dexmedetomidine 100 mcg/ml. EMLA cream will be applied at  
two preidentified venipuncture sites and sealed with occlusive dressing.For intranasal  
administration, the drug will be dripped into child’s nostrils using a tuberculin syringe. In my  
study before the CT immaging , children will drink 0.5 ml/kg. syrup and received 0.025 ml/kg  
nasal drop. Blood pressure, pulse rate and oxygen saturation, Respiratory Rate will be  
recorded before drug administration and then every 5 min,along with sedation (Modified  
Observer’s assessment of alertness / sedation scale). After achieving IV access, children will  
be transferred to the CT table for imaging.

Expected outcome- Intranasal dexmedetomidine may yield better sedative effect and more acceptable,less  
failure rate;smooth recovery,minimal adverse effect to children undergoing CT imaging in comparison with 
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