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Children of Age 2-6years Undergoing Elective Surgery Will be Divided Into Two Groups Randomly. This Study Aims to Evaluate if Intranasal Dexmedetomidine is Better Than Intranasal Ketamine in Producing Sedation and Reducing Parent Separation Anxiety Before Surgery.

NCT07180095 · DREAM-Kids · Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College

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Status
Not accepting participants
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Phase
60
Target enrolment
Study sites

What it is testing

Summary

This study aims to compare intranasal dexmedetomidine versus intranasal ketamine as a premedication in children undergoing surgery in our population. Hypothesis is Intranal dexmedetomidine is better than intranasal ketamine in producing preoperative sedation in pediatric patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia.

Summary as written by the trial’s own sponsor and published on ClinicalTrials.gov API v2. It is the sponsor’s description, reproduced unedited, not an assessment by this site.

What counts as success

Primary outcome measures

  • Sedation score as assessed by MOAA/S

    Measured over 6 months

A trial succeeds or fails on its primary outcome, declared in advance. Everything else it reports is secondary by definition.

Who can take part

Eligibility, as published

2 Years to 6 Years
Ages
All
Sex
Not accepted
Healthy volunteers
Inclusion Criteria: * American society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) class-I and II * Children 2-6 years of age undergoing elective surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Known hypersensitivity to study drugs * Refusal of consent * Known renal, hepatic or cardiac dysfunction * Nasal deformity or pathology * Recent upper respiratory infection (within 2 weeks) * Children undergoing neurosurgery or ophthalmic surgery

On the registry

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NCT07180095 on ClinicalTrials.gov →

Last updated in the registry 2025-09-18. Registry records change; this page reflects the data build of 2026-08-25.

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