Pain relief after hip surgery in children: two medicines compared
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Genetic & congenital clinical trials.
This study compares two medicines used to provide pain relief after hip surgery in young children. The goal is to see which one works better and helps your child recover more comfortably.
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Who can take part
- Your child must be between 1 and 6 years old.
- Your child must be having surgery for developmental dysplasia of the hip (a hip joint problem present from birth).
- Your child must be in good overall health (classified as ASA I or II).
- Your child must not have allergies to local anesthetics (numbing medicines), dexmedetomidine, or ketamine.
- Your child must not have bleeding disorders or an infection at the lower back where the injection is given.
- A parent or guardian must give permission for your child to take part.
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