Dexmedetomidine Sedation Versus General Anaesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Infants

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

104

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2015

Primary Completion Date

July 20, 2020

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2021

Conditions
Neurodevelopmental DisorderBilateral Inguinal Hernia
Interventions
DRUG

Dexmedetomidine sedation

Patients receive dexmedetomidine sedation

DRUG

General sevoflurane anaesthesia

Patients receive general sevoflurane anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation

PROCEDURE

Caudal anaesthesia

single shot caudal anaesthesia

PROCEDURE

Inguinal hernia surgery

Infant inguinal hernia repair.

Trial Locations (1)

229899

KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Singhealth Foundation

OTHER_GOV

collaborator

Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore

OTHER

collaborator

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School

OTHER

lead

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

OTHER_GOV

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