Adding Dexmedetomidine Versus Ketamine to Bupivacaine in Fluoroscopy Guided Caudal Analgesia for Lumbosacral Surgeries

Recruiting now · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Perioperative Analgesia

In brief

This study will evaluate the effect of adding dexmedetomidine to bupivacaine compared to ketamine in the caudal block on perioperative analgesia in patients undergoing lumbosacral surgeries under general anesthesia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07573969

Run by

Ain Shams University

People needed

72

Starts

2026-05-01

Expected to finish

2027-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-07

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 21-60 years.
• Sex: Both sexes.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Class-I and II.
• Scheduled for lumbosacral surgery under General Anesthesia.

You may not qualify if…

• Declining to give written informed consent or patients with significant cognitive dysfunction that hinders informed consent.
• History of allergy to the medications used in the study.
• Contraindications to regional anesthesia (including coagulopathy and local infection).
• History of recent analgesic intake or abuse.
• Pregnancy or lactating mothers.

Where it is running

• Ain Shams University hospitals — Cairo, Egypt (enrolling)

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