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Study aim
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Comparing the effect of intranasal remifentanil with intranasal dexmedetomidine on changes in heart rate and blood pressure after laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation.
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Design
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In this study, a phase 3 double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial with a control group of 186 laryngoscopy candidate patients in three equidistant groups divided into 1 μg/kg dexmedetomidine, 4 μg/kg remifentanil and the same volume of normal saline in 30 Minutes before, intranasal laryngoscopy was injected and heart rate and blood pressure changes were compared in three groups.
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Settings and conduct
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This study was conducted in the first half of 1403 in Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan. The patients who collect the data are not aware of the type of medicine received.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Patients aged 18 to 65 years with physical condition 1 and 2 are candidates for general anesthesia with tracheal intubation, without airway malformation
and without alergy to studied drugs, intubation in the first attempt and in less than 15 seconds and consent to participate in the project.
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Intervention groups
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30 minutes before the laryngoscopy, the first group received 1 μg/kg of intranasal dexmedetomidine, the second group received 4 μg/kg of intranasal remifentanil, and the third group received the same volume of normal saline intranasally.
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Main outcome variables
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Blood pressure, heart rate, percentage of blood oxygen saturation, tachycardia, bradycardia, hypertansion, hypotansion