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Two common drugs put to the test for safer brain surgery intubation

NCT ID NCT07820540

Symptom relief Sponsor: Benha University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Placing a breathing tube during general anesthesia can briefly raise heart rate, blood pressure, and pressure inside the head. This matters most for people having brain surgery. Researchers are testing whether intravenous dexmedetomidine or lidocaine, compared with a saline placebo, can blunt those changes. They will measure the optic nerve sheath with ultrasound as an indirect sign of brain pressure in 90 adults scheduled for elective brain surgery.

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Active substance
dexmedetomidine, lidocaine, or saline given intravenously before anesthesia
What this could lead to
If dexmedetomidine or lidocaine works, doctors could use it to keep brain pressure steadier when placing a breathing tube in people having brain surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center study in one type of brain surgery. The eye measurement is an indirect sign of brain pressure, so the results may not apply to other patients or surgeries.

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Phase

Phase 4

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Participants

About 90 people

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Expected to start

Sep 2026

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Expected to finish

Jun 2027

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Other sponsor

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Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 18 to 65 years * Male or female participants * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I to III * Scheduled for elective supratentorial craniotomy under general anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Raised intraocular pressure * Pre-existing eye disease or ocular injury * Severe cardiac or pulmonary disease * Hepatic or renal impairment * Coagulopathy * Pregnancy * Known allergy to any of the study drugs * Difficult airway * Emergency craniotomy

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Endotracheal intubation

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  • Benha University Hospitals

    Banhā, Qalyubia Governorate, 13511, Egypt

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