Dexmedetomidine with bupivacaine for children's lower abdominal surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether adding dexmedetomidine (a sedative) to bupivacaine (a numbing medicine) improves pain relief from a nerve block in young children having lower belly surgery. The goal is to see if the combination provides better or longer-lasting pain control.
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Who can take part
- Child is 1 to 7 years old
- Surgery is on the lower belly (one or both sides)
- Child is healthy or has mild illness (ASA grade I or II)
- No known allergy to numbing medicines
- No bleeding problems, infection at the block site, or spine issues
- No past problems from a nerve block
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