# D-FAB-POUR Trial: Dexmedetomidine vs Fentanyl as Adjuvants to Bupivacaine on Postoperative Urinary Retention

> **NCT07117565** · PHASE4 · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute Of Medicine.** · enrollment: 190 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Spinal Anesthesia
- Postoperative Complications
- Dexmedetomidine
- Fentanyl
- Anesthesia, Spinal
- Bupivacaine
- POUR
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Urinary Retention Postoperative

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Intervention 1: Intrathecal Dexmedetomidine with Bupivacaine
- **DRUG:** Intervention 2: Intrathecal Fentanyl with Bupivacaine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07117565
- **Lead sponsor:** Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute Of Medicine.
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-09-15
- **Primary completion:** 2026-09-14
- **Final completion:** 2026-11-25
- **Target enrollment:** 190 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-12


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07117565

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07117565, "D-FAB-POUR Trial: Dexmedetomidine vs Fentanyl as Adjuvants to Bupivacaine on Postoperative Urinary Retention". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07117565. Licensed CC0.

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