Medication for smoother breathing tube placement in children
Treatments studied
This trial tests whether giving children a medication called dexmedetomidine makes placing a breathing tube (called a laryngeal mask airway) smoother and reduces coughing after surgery, compared to another medication called lidocaine.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 2 and 12 years old.
- Your child is scheduled for elective (planned) surgery that will use a laryngeal mask airway and last less than 2 hours.
- Your child is generally healthy (classified as ASA I or II).
- Your child does not have known airway problems (like enlarged tonsils or cleft palate).
- Your child does not have heart disease (like slow heart rate or irregular heartbeat).
- Your child does not have allergies to the study drugs.
- Your child's BMI is not above the 95th percentile for their age.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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