# Dexmedetomidine Sedation Versus General Anaesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Infants

> **NCT02559102** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **KK Women's and Children's Hospital** · enrollment: 104 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Neurodevelopmental Disorder
- Bilateral Inguinal Hernia

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexmedetomidine sedation
- **DRUG:** General sevoflurane anaesthesia
- **PROCEDURE:** Caudal anaesthesia
- **PROCEDURE:** Inguinal hernia surgery

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02559102
- **Lead sponsor:** KK Women's and Children's Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER_GOV
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-07
- **Primary completion:** 2020-07-20
- **Final completion:** 2021-01-31
- **Target enrollment:** 104 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-02-21

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02559102

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02559102, "Dexmedetomidine Sedation Versus General Anaesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Infants". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02559102. Licensed CC0.

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