# Dexmedetomidine vs Ketamine as Adjuvants to Bupivacaine in Transversus Abdominus Plane Block in Inguinal Hernioplasty

> **NCT07194694** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Ain Shams University** · enrollment: 60 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Postoperative Pain Relief

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexmedetomidine & Bupivacaine.
- **DRUG:** ketamine and bupivacaine injection
- **DRUG:** Bupivacaine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07194694
- **Lead sponsor:** Ain Shams University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2025-10-22
- **Primary completion:** 2026-01-15
- **Final completion:** 2026-01-20
- **Target enrollment:** 60 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07194694

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07194694, "Dexmedetomidine vs Ketamine as Adjuvants to Bupivacaine in Transversus Abdominus Plane Block in Inguinal Hernioplasty". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07194694. Licensed CC0.

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