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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/04/032511 [Registered on: 01/04/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 19/01/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of blood levels and Sedation of Dexmedetomidine through mouth and nose in Children 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of Pharmacokinetics and Sedative Effect of Sublingual and Intranasal Dexmedetomidine in Children: A Double-Blind Randomised Controlled Study 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Renu Sinha 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, Room No.-376, Dr Rajendra Prasad centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar

South
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9810305156  
Fax    
Email  renusinhaagarwal@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Renu Sinha 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, Room No.-376, Dr Rajendra Prasad centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar

South
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9810305156  
Fax    
Email  renusinhaagarwal@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Armanullah Khan 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology,Pain Medicine and Critical Care,AIIMS,Ansari Nagar

South
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  7632846666  
Fax    
Email  armanullahkh@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences,Ansari Nagar,New Delhi 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  NIL 
Address  NIL 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Nil] 
 
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 
Renu Sinha  AIIMS, New Delhi  Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care
New Delhi
DELHI 
9810305156

renusinhaagarwal@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institute Ethics committe,AIIMS,New Delhi  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Modification(s)  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: H00-H59||Diseases of the eye and adnexa,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Intransal Dexmedetomidine  30 minutes Before anaesthesia intranasal dexmedetomidine will be given 
Intervention  Sublingual Dexmedetomidine  30 minutes Before anaesthesia sublingual dexmedetomidine will be given 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  2.00 Year(s)
Age To  10.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1) ASA Grade 1 and 2 Patients.
2)Weight 10 to 30 kg.  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Parental refusal
2)ASA III, IV
3)OSA
4)Difficult airway
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the pharmacokinetics of 2 mcg/kg sublingual and intranasal dexmedetomidine in children  Forty-five minutes before the induction of anaesthesia up to 120 minutes after surgery. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1)To evaluate the onset and duration of sedation with sublingual and intranasal Dexmedetomidine.
2)To evaluate the quality of parental separation and the mask acceptance with sublingual and intranasal Dexmedetomidine
3)To evaluate perioperative operative vitals (HR, SpO2, MAP) with sublingual and intranasal Dexmedetomidine
4)To evaluate perioperative analgesia with sublingual ad intranasal Dexmedetomidine and post-operative recovery score with sublingual and intranasal Dexmedetomidine 
Forty-five minutes before the induction of anaesthesia upto 120 minutes after surgery. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="30"
Sample Size from India="30" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="30" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   10/04/2021 
Date of Study Completion (India) 19/08/2022 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Not Yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   Children prefer pain free, irritation-free methods for administration of premedication. Different drugs with different formulations have been used as premedication like midazolam, clonidine, dexmedetomidine, chloral hydrate, etc. Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective alpha-2-adrenergic agonist with potent anxiolytic sedative and analgesic effects. Dexmedetomidine has been used via buccal, nebulization, sublingual, intranasal, oral, etc, routes for premedication. We are planning to evaluate and compare the pharmacokinetics and sedative effect of sublingual dexmedetomidine with intranasal dexmedetomidine in children.
After doing pre-anaesthetic check-up and obtaining consent, patient will be taken up for study. Intravenous cannulation will be done first to take blood samples at various intervals. Then According to the randomization, 30 minutes before the induction of anaesthesia, anaesthesiologist not involved in the study will administer dexmedetomidine at the dose of 2mcg/kg via the sublingual route in the group sublingual or intranasal route in group intranasal and saline will be administered via intranasal route in the group sublingual or via sublingual route in the group intranasal to maintain blinding. Time and duration of sedation, separation from parents, face mask acceptance for anaesthesia, recovery after anaesthesia and pain relief will be observed at various time intervals. 
 
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