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Study aim
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Dexmedetomidine in assessing postoperative pain in extra ocular muscle surgery (EOM) in patients with strabismus.
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Design
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Two arm parallel group randomised clinical trial with control group, double-blinded, phase 3 on 60 patients, the website www.randomization.com was used for randomization
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Settings and conduct
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In 2020, 60 patients coming to the ophthalmology center of Khatam Al-Anbia Hospital in Mashhad with our inclusion criteria will be enrolled in our study. The study will be double-blind. The patient and the statistical analyzer are unaware of the grouping, a placebo will be used to blind patients and A and B group coding will be used to blind the evaluator. At 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48 hours after the surgery, the amount of pain in both groups will be assessed using a visual analog scale then will be compared.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: children over 7 years, no other medical disease, no history of extra ocular muscle surgery , presence of strabismus problems
exclusion criteria:
liver,heart or renal disease, drug abusers,unable to answer questions of checklist
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Intervention groups
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"intervention group": in this group, at the end of the surgery, patients will be given 1 microgram per kilogram of their body weight, Dexmedetomidine by the trade name of Precedex, producer HOSPIRA, made in the United States and the distributor is BEHESTAN DAROU, the drug will be poured in the surgical site, tenon, and conjunctiva.
"Control group": in this group, the same amount of normal saline produced by SAMEN company will be poured at the surgical site.
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Main outcome variables
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pain based on visual analog scale