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Status unknownNCT04426552Updated Jun 12, 2020

Dexmedetomidine Versus Sevoflurane in Children With Anticipated Difficult Intubation

A Phase 2 interventional study of dexmedetomidine and sevoflurane in Craniofacial Abnormalities and Mandibular Hypoplasia, sponsored by Alexandria University. Status unknown at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 1 Year to 3 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-06-12.

Sponsored by Alexandria University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Diagnostic

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jun 2020), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
1 Year to 3 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

difficult problem in the paediatric age group because of their small mouth opening and un-cooperativeness.Currently used methods of sedation for fibreoptic intubation such as benzodiazepines, propofol or opioids may cause respiratory depression, especially when used in high doses

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Dexmedetomidine, an a2-agonist, has none-to-minimal respiratory depressant effects, which is clearly a great advantage in handling a critical (unstable, difficult) airway while inducing sedation in both adult and infants. The aim is to compare intubation conditions between dexmedetomidine and sevoflurane inhalation during fibreoptic intubation in pediatric patients with an anticipated difficult intubation

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Conditions studied

  • Craniofacial Abnormalities
  • Mandibular Hypoplasia
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In context

Craniofacial Abnormalities

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Lead sponsor

Alexandria University is the lead sponsor of 604 studies on the registry; 140 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Year to 3 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • I and II
  • aged 1 year to 3 years
  • require general anaesthesia with tracheal intubation for surgical correction of the congenital or acquired pathology that created the difficult airway

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • parents refusal
  • Allergy to drugs
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ASA physical status

The anaesthetists’ scale of health before surgery: I is healthy, II has a mild illness that is under control, III a severe one, IV a severe illness that is a constant threat to life. V and VI are used for the critically ill and for organ donors.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Dexmedetomidine

    have a bolus of dexmedetomidine one μg/kg (Precedex; Hospira, Inc, Lake Forest, IL) administered for 10 minutes, followed by a continuous infusion at 0.7 μg • kg-1 • h-1 during FOI

    Drug: dexmedetomidine

  • Active comparator
    Sevoflurane

    (sevoflurane) will be preoxygenated using face mask with 100% oxygen for 3 min to increase oxygen reserve and then inhalational induction will be started with sevoflurane in 100% oxygen using Ayre's piece circuit/MapelsonD circuit according to age and weight of the patient while performing fiberoptic intubation

    Drug: sevoflurane

Interventions

  • will have a bolus of dexmedetomidine one μg/kg (Precedex; Hospira, Inc, Lake Forest, IL) administered for 10 minutes, followed by a continuous infusion at 0.7 μg • kg-1 • h-1 during FOI

  • preoxygenated using face mask with 100% oxygen for 3 min to increase oxygen reserve and then inhalational induction will be started with sevoflurane in 100% oxygen using Ayre's piece circuit/MapelsonD circuit according to age and weight of the patient while performing fiberoptic intubation

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Assessment of intubation

    as assessed by vocal cord movement

    Time frame: At intubation time

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Rehab Abd Elraof Abd Elaziz
    Alexandria, Smouha 000000, Egypt
    Recruiting
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Jun 2020 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Sep 2020, 3 months after the start.

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Registered
Jun 8, 2020
First posted
Jun 11, 2020
StartActual
Jun 1, 2020
Primary completionEst.
Sep 20, 2020
CompletionEst.
Oct 20, 2020
Last update
Jun 12, 2020
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Completion.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 12, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04426552
Responsible party
rehab zayed (Assisstant Professor of Anesthesia, Alexandria University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 11, 2020
Start date
Jun 1, 2020
Primary completion
Sep 20, 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 20, 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 12, 2020

Study contacts

Rehab A. Abd Elaziz, Ass. Prof.
Contact
trcium2002@yahoo.com
01001073703 ext. 020
Rehab A. Abd Elaziz, Ass.Prof.
principal investigator · Alexandria University

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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