# Children of Age 2-6years Undergoing Elective Surgery Will be Divided Into Two Groups Randomly. This Study Aims to Evaluate if Intranasal Dexmedetomidine is Better Than Intranasal Ketamine in Producing Sedation and Reducing Parent Separation Anxiety Before Surgery.

> **NCT07180095** · PHASE1,PHASE2 · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College** · enrollment: 60 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Sedation
- Preoperative Anxiety Experienced by the Pediatric Patient
- Anxiolytic Effect
- Sedation and Analgesia

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Intranasal dexmedetomidine
- **DRUG:** Intranasal ketamine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07180095
- **Lead sponsor:** Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE1,PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-01-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-06-30
- **Final completion:** 2026-07-30
- **Target enrollment:** 60 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07180095

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07180095, "Children of Age 2-6years Undergoing Elective Surgery Will be Divided Into Two Groups Randomly. This Study Aims to Evaluate if Intranasal Dexmedetomidine is Better Than Intranasal Ketamine in Producing Sedation and Reducing Parent Separation Anxiety Before Surgery.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-29 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07180095. Licensed CC0.

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