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Adding Dexmedetomidine or Clonidine to Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery

30 april 2026 uppdaterad av: Ruth Landau-Cahana, Columbia University
This study will examine whether addition of dexmedetomidine or clonidine (two alpha-2 adrenergic agonists) will improve the comfort of patients during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery. When added to standard spinal anesthesia consisting of bupivacaine (a local anesthetic) and fentanyl and morphine (two opioids), these medications may decrease some of the pulling/tugging/pressure sensations that patients sometimes feel during cesarean delivery, may prolong the anesthetic time, and may decrease postoperative pain.

Studieöversikt

Status

Har inte rekryterat ännu

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Detaljerad beskrivning

While spinal anesthesia almost always creates a reasonably comfortable operative/birth experience, a significant proportion of women do experience significance "pressure" or "pulling" and some do have sensations described as painful during the operation. This has received increased interest in both the medical and lay press in recent years. The main medication in a spinal anesthetic is the local anesthetic, usually bupivacaine, but a variety of adjuvants can and are used to improve the analgesia and decrease sensation (or increase the time period of effectiveness) of the anesthetic. Opioids (usually fentanyl or sufentanil for intraoperative benefits and morphine for postoperative analgesia) are very commonly added to spinal anesthetics for cesarean delivery in the United States.

Somewhat less commonly, but increasingly, alpha-2 adrenergic agonists (clonidine or dexmedetomidine), which have sedative and analgesic properties (mostly analgesic when given into spinal fluid) are added in an attempt to improve the intraoperative experience and/or lengthen the time the block is effective. These adjuvants, although not approved specifically for this use in spinal anesthesia, have become more widely used in spinal anesthesia, including for cesarean delivery, and have been mentioned/recommended in recent statements by the American Society of Anesthesiologists for use when additional or improved analgesia may be needed or desired.

The quality of the studies of intrathecal dexmedetomidine as part of spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery is quite poor. This study will investigate whether clonidine or dexmedetomidine, when added to a spinal anesthetic containing bupivacaine/fentanyl/morphine, will improve intraoperative analgesia/anesthesia, decrease unwanted sensation, and assess what the other effects will be (prolongation of sensory and motor block, effects on blood pressure, other side effects).

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

150

Fas

  • Fas 4

Kontakter och platser

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Studiekontakt

Studieorter

  • Förenta staterna
    • New York
      • New York, New York, Förenta staterna, 10032
        • Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork Presbyterian Hospital
        • Huvudutredare:
          • Ruth Landau, MD
        • Kontakt:
        • Kontakt:
        • Underutredare:
          • Richard M Smiley, MD, PhD

Deltagandekriterier

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  • Vuxen
  • Äldre vuxen

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Nej

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant women undergoing cesarean delivery with spinal anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant cardiovascular, psychiatric or respiratory disease
  • using opioids or with chronic pain syndrome
  • Multiple gestation
  • BMI >40 kg/m2
  • Quaternary or greater cesarean
  • < 37 weeks gestation
  • Non-English or Spanish speaking
  • planned vertical skin incision
  • planned vertical (classical) uterine incision
  • allergy to clonidine, dexmedetomidine or other study drug

Studieplan

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Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Behandling
  • Tilldelning: Randomiserad
  • Interventionsmodell: Faktoriell uppgift
  • Maskning: Fyrdubbla

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: Clonidine
Participants will receive 30 mcg clonidine in addition to the standard spinal anesthetics (12 mg bupivacaine, 15 mcg fentanyl, 150 mcg morphine).
Läkemedel: Clonidine
30 mcg Clonidine will be given by intrathecal administration
Experimentell: Dexmedetomidine
Participants will receive 4 mcg dexmedetomidine in addition to the standard spinal anesthetics (12 mg bupivacaine, 15 mcg fentanyl, 150 mcg morphine).
Läkemedel: Dexmedetomidine
4 mcg Dexmedetomidine will be given by intrathecal administration
Andra namn:
  • Precedex
Inget ingripande: Control
Participants will receive standard spinal anesthetics (12 mg bupivacaine, 15 mcg fentanyl, 150 mcg morphine).

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Incidence of intraoperative discomfort
Tidsram: during cesarean surgery

The primary outcome of this study is the incidence of self-reported intraoperative discomfort, defined as pain or uncomfortable pressure, tugging, pulling feeling during cesarean delivery.

At specific timepoints during cesarean delivery surgery, the patient will be asked "Do you feel uncomfortable sensations (pain, pressure, pulling, tugging)?" If the answer is "yes, " she will be asked "Do you want medication to treat it?"

The timepoints specified will be:

  1. Foley (urinary) catheter placement
  2. Allis clamp test (testing for pain at incision site and umbilicus before starting surgery)
  3. Skin incision
  4. Uterine incision
  5. Delivery
  6. Uterine exteriorization
  7. Fascial closure
  8. Skin closure
  9. Manual uterine compression in OR after closure
  10. At any point other than the above that the patient complains of pain or uncomfortable sensations
during cesarean surgery

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Obstetric Quality of Recovery (ObsQoR-10) Score
Tidsram: 0-6, 6-12, 12-24, 24-48 hours after surgery
Postoperative pain will be assessed by the self-reported Obstetric Quality of Recovery Score after surgery. The full scale is 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain, and 10 being the worst pain imaginable.
0-6, 6-12, 12-24, 24-48 hours after surgery
Length of motor and sensory block
Tidsram: 2-5 hours
How long form spinal injection to regaining ability to bend knees and feel sensation in lumbar area
2-5 hours
Incidence of Hypotension
Tidsram: first 20 minutes after spinal, or until delivery
1. Decrease in baseline systolic blood pressure greater than 20%, or to less than 90 mm HG
first 20 minutes after spinal, or until delivery
Phenylephrine use
Tidsram: 20 minutes
Total phenylephrine infusion given over first 20 minutes after spinal (or until delivery).
20 minutes
PACU side-effects/events
Tidsram: 2-3 hours postop

Events in the post-anesthesia care unit:

  1. Hypotension requiring treatment
  2. Nausea/vomiting
  3. Shivering
  4. Sedation
2-3 hours postop
Blood pressure
Tidsram: ~ 20 minutes from spinal injection
Systolic and diastolic blood pressure every minute from spinal injection for 20 minutes or until delivery (whichever comes first)
~ 20 minutes from spinal injection
Additional vasopressor use
Tidsram: From Spinal anesthesia to 20 minutes or delivery (whichever comes first)
Any phenylephrine, ephedrine or epineprhine given other than phenylephrine infusion
From Spinal anesthesia to 20 minutes or delivery (whichever comes first)

Andra resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Numerical reading on PMD-200
Tidsram: 1-2 hours (intraoperatve)

Reading on the PMD (an FDA-approved device that uses a finger probe to detect "nociception," " a measure of sensation/discomfort/pain. The readngs will be recorded at the following timepoints:

  1. Skin incision
  2. Delivery
  3. 10 min post delivery/uterine exteriorization
  4. Uterine re-insertion into the abdomen
  5. Skin closure
1-2 hours (intraoperatve)
Opioid use postoperatively
Tidsram: 48 hours
Milligram morphine equivalents used over 48 hours postop
48 hours
Side effects
Tidsram: 48 hours postop
nausea/vomiting, itching
48 hours postop
UA and UV blood gases
Tidsram: at delivery
Umbilical artery and vein blood gases at birth
at delivery
Need for neonatal resuscitation
Tidsram: birth to 2 hours
need for care beyond routine neonatal care
birth to 2 hours
Heart rate (pulse)
Tidsram: Spinal injection to 20 min later or delivery (~20 min)
2. Heart rate every minute from spinal injection for 20 minutes or until delivery (whichever is first)
Spinal injection to 20 min later or delivery (~20 min)

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Sponsor

Columbia University

Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Ruth Landau, MD, Columbia University

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Beräknad)

1 juni 2026

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

1 maj 2028

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

1 maj 2028

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

8 januari 2026

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

30 april 2026

Första postat (Faktisk)

5 maj 2026

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

5 maj 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

30 april 2026

Senast verifierad

1 april 2026

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Nyckelord

Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • ACYY0438

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  • ICF

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