A Comparative Study of Oral Gabapentin Oral Alprazolam and Intravenous Dexmedetomidine on Perioperative Anxiety and Pain During Posterior Segment Eye Surgery Under Peribulbar Block : a Randomized Double-blind Study.
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- STATUS
- Recruiting
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- End date
- Aug 1, 2021
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- participants needed
- 45
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- sponsor
- Ehab Tarek Fahmy
Summary
We hypothesized that gabapentin when given orally as a premedication in patients who perform posterior segment eye surgery under peribulbar block would provide adequate anxiolysis and arousable sedation as alprazolam and dexmedetomidine with minimal side effects .
Description
The principle goal of sedation for eye surgery is to prepare the patients to stay calm during surgery. Both insufficient sedation and deep sedation may lead to sudden movements by patients, which may potentially result in harmful complications during eye surgery. Several drugs such as propofol, opioids, and dexmedetomidine have been used for sedation during this procedure [1]. However, each of these drugs has its own limitations, leading to impairment of patient's cooperation during surgery. Therefore, the potential clinical advantages of newly-marketed therapeutic drugs should be thoroughly evaluated. [2] Benzodiazepines are amongst the most popular preoperative medication to produce anxiolysis, amnesia, and sedation for the patients coming for surgery [3]. Benzodiazepines are reported to be paradoxically associated with the increased episodes of arousal during sleep, restlessness, and hangover effects [4]. Alprazolam, a benzodiazepine class of antipsychotic drugs, is more anxioselective than the other premedicants of this group like midazolam, lorazepam, or diazepam [5]. It has also been reported to show arousal episodes and may cause psychomotor impairment which is a disadvantage to be used in elderly in general and in day case in particular [4,6].
Gabapentin is well-tolerated drug that is associated with anxiolytic and antinociceptive properties [2]. It is reported that gabapentin has anxiolytic [7] and antinociceptive effects [8,9]. In another study, it is claimed that this drug does not depress respiration with no effect on gastric mucosa, platelets, and renal function [9]. Moreover, gabapentin seems to be an anxiolytic without amnesic effects which is an important advantage for elderly patients. Leung and colleagues reported that delirium is significantly less in patients receiving gabapentin before spine surgery[10].
Dexmedetomidine, a highly selective 2 agonist, has been widely used as a sedative in a variety of clinical settings owing to its analgesic properties, minimal respiratory depression and easy arousability [11,12].Hypotension and bradycardia, the most frequent side effects of dexmedetomidine [12], occur in a dose-related manner [13,14]. To avoid these side effects, a dose adjustment is required. For procedural sedation, a loading dose of 0.25g/kg over 10 min followed by maintenance dose of 0.25g/kg/h provides an adequate level of sedation, stable hemodynamics and better surgeon satisfaction [15].
In this study, we planned to compare the sedative effects of oral gabapentin, alprazolam and intravenous of dexmedetomidine on various parameters including anxiety, sedation and orientation. In our literature review, we could not find any study comparing the effect of gabapentin and alprazolam on anxiety, pain, sedation scores, satisfaction of surgeon, and hemodynamic parameters in posterior segment eye surgery under peribulbar block.
Details
| Condition | Sedation for Patients Undergoing Peribulbar Block |
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| Treatment | Administration of Alprazolam , Gabapentin , Dexmedetomidine |
| Clinical Study Identifier | NCT04658732 |
| Sponsor | Ehab Tarek Fahmy |
| Last Modified on | 26 January 2021 |
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