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The Effect of Local Anesthetic and Clonidine on the Cutaneous Silent Period During Spinal Anesthesia
Sponsor: University Hospital Dubrava
Summary
The cutaneous silent period is a non-invasive technique that gives insight into the function of thin A delta fibers and as such can be a complement to conventional electrophysiological methods used to study the peripheral nerves. Clonidine is a selective partial agonist of the alpha-2 receptors which, added intrathecally to levobupivacaine, enhances the effect of a local anesthetic, prolongs sensory and motor block during local anesthesia and extends the length of post-operative analgesia. It is believed that clonidine achieves this effect by activating the postsynaptic alpha-2 receptors in the gelatine substance of the spinal cord and blocking the conduction of A-delta and C fibers. The aim of the study is to examine functional changes of Aδ - fibers during the application of spinal anesthesia by measuring the cutaneous slinet period and compare the effect of intrathecal administration of a combination of local anesthetic and clonidine in the quiet skin period in relation to the application of local anesthetic only.
Official title: The Effect of Local Anesthetic and Clonidine on the Cutaneous Silent Period During and After Spinal Anesthesia
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2017-05-01
Completion Date
2027-10
Last Updated
2024-12-06
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
levobupivacaine
Comparing: 0.5% levobupivacaine 15 milligrams (mg) , 0.015% clonidine 50 micrograms (mcg) and 40% glucose 0.5 milliliters (ml) with 0.5 levobupivacaine 15 mg , 0.9% saline 0.33 ml and 40% glucose 0.5 ml
clonidine
Comparing: 0.5% levobupivacaine 15 mg , 0.015% clonidine 50 mcg and 40% glucose 0.5 ml with 0.5 levobupivacaine 15 mg , 0.9% saline 0.33 ml and 40% glucose 0.5 ml
Locations (1)
Clinical Hospital Dubrava
Zagreb, Croatia