# Dexmedetomidine Versus Fentanyl Plus Bupivacaine for Epidural Analgesia With General Anesthesia for Lumbar Disc Operations

> **NCT03438240** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Ain Shams University** · enrollment: 80 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Anesthesia

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Bupivacaine
- **DRUG:** Fentanyl
- **DRUG:** Dexmedetomidine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03438240
- **Lead sponsor:** Ain Shams University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-02-12
- **Primary completion:** 2018-07-05
- **Final completion:** 2018-08-15
- **Target enrollment:** 80 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-09-27


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03438240

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03438240, "Dexmedetomidine Versus Fentanyl Plus Bupivacaine for Epidural Analgesia With General Anesthesia for Lumbar Disc Operations". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03438240. Licensed CC0.

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