Study: NCT02781246

Intervention type: DRUG
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: perineural dexmedetomidine
Description: Children scheduled for arm and forearm surgery underwent supraclavicle brachial plexus blocks with ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine guided by ultrasound visualisation were randomly assigned five groups: Group A (perineural ropivacaine), Group B (ropivacaine plus 0.5 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group C (ropivacaine plus 1 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group D (ropivacaine plus 1.5mcg/kg dexmedetomidine) and Group E (ropivacaine plus 2 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine). In each group, children received a certain concentration of ropivacaine which adjusted by the Dixon up-and-down method for supraclavicle brachial plexus. The first child received 0.2% ropivacaine , and the concentration of ropivacaine varied by 0.1% according to the up-and-down method. The primary endpoint was the minimum local anesthetic concentration (MLAC).

Intervention type: DRUG
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: perineural dexmedetomidine
Description: Children scheduled for arm and forearm surgery underwent supraclavicle brachial plexus blocks with ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine guided by ultrasound visualisation were randomly assigned five groups: Group A (perineural ropivacaine), Group B (ropivacaine plus 0.5 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group C (ropivacaine plus 1 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group D (ropivacaine plus 1.5mcg/kg dexmedetomidine) and Group E (ropivacaine plus 2 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine). In each group, children received a certain concentration of ropivacaine which adjusted by the Dixon up-and-down method for supraclavicle brachial plexus. The first child received 0.2% ropivacaine , and the concentration of ropivacaine varied by 0.1% according to the up-and-down method. The primary endpoint was the minimum local anesthetic concentration (MLAC).

Intervention type: DRUG
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: perineural dexmedetomidine
Description: Children scheduled for arm and forearm surgery underwent supraclavicle brachial plexus blocks with ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine guided by ultrasound visualisation were randomly assigned five groups: Group A (perineural ropivacaine), Group B (ropivacaine plus 0.5 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group C (ropivacaine plus 1 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group D (ropivacaine plus 1.5mcg/kg dexmedetomidine) and Group E (ropivacaine plus 2 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine). In each group, children received a certain concentration of ropivacaine which adjusted by the Dixon up-and-down method for supraclavicle brachial plexus. The first child received 0.2% ropivacaine , and the concentration of ropivacaine varied by 0.1% according to the up-and-down method. The primary endpoint was the minimum local anesthetic concentration (MLAC).

Intervention type: DRUG
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: perineural dexmedetomidine
Description: Children scheduled for arm and forearm surgery underwent supraclavicle brachial plexus blocks with ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine guided by ultrasound visualisation were randomly assigned five groups: Group A (perineural ropivacaine), Group B (ropivacaine plus 0.5 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group C (ropivacaine plus 1 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group D (ropivacaine plus 1.5mcg/kg dexmedetomidine) and Group E (ropivacaine plus 2 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine). In each group, children received a certain concentration of ropivacaine which adjusted by the Dixon up-and-down method for supraclavicle brachial plexus. The first child received 0.2% ropivacaine , and the concentration of ropivacaine varied by 0.1% according to the up-and-down method. The primary endpoint was the minimum local anesthetic concentration (MLAC).

Intervention type: DRUG
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: perineural dexmedetomidine
Description: Children scheduled for arm and forearm surgery underwent supraclavicle brachial plexus blocks with ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine guided by ultrasound visualisation were randomly assigned five groups: Group A (perineural ropivacaine), Group B (ropivacaine plus 0.5 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group C (ropivacaine plus 1 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine), Group D (ropivacaine plus 1.5mcg/kg dexmedetomidine) and Group E (ropivacaine plus 2 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine). In each group, children received a certain concentration of ropivacaine which adjusted by the Dixon up-and-down method for supraclavicle brachial plexus. The first child received 0.2% ropivacaine , and the concentration of ropivacaine varied by 0.1% according to the up-and-down method. The primary endpoint was the minimum local anesthetic concentration (MLAC).