Efficacy of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in spinal anesthesia for lower abdominal surgery
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Conditions requiring lower abdominal surgery i.e. Inguinal hernia, Open appendicectomy
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/12/002186
- Lead Sponsor
- Department Of Anasthesiology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1.Age: 30 to 60 years.
2.Sex: Male.
3.Patients posted for lower abdominal surgery; i. e. inguinal hernia repair and open appendicectomy.
4.Informed written consent for participation in study.
5.BMI 25 kg/m2.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Uncontrolled or labile hypertension.
2. Contraindication to spinal anaesthesia.
3. Allergy to local anaesthetic or study drug.
4. Body mass index >25 kg/m2.
5. Patients taking any analgesics sedative or antihypertensive drugs.
6. Neurological disorders.
7. Psychiatric disorders.
8. Unco- operative patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Onset, Peak And Duration Of Sensory And Motor Block.Timepoint: 0 min, 1 min, 2min, 3min, 5min, 10min, 15min,20min, 30min, 45min, 60min, 75min, 90min, 105min, 120min,135min, 150min,165min, 180min, 210min, 240min, 270min, 300min, 330min, 360min(6 hours), 8 hours, 10hours, 12hours, 14hours, 16hours, 20hours and 24hours.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Post Operative Analgesia,Sedation And Complication If Any Withon 24 Hours Of Subarachnoid BlockTimepoint: 0 min, 1 min, 2min, 3min, 5min, 10min, 15min,20min, 30min, 45min, 60min, 75min, 90min, 105min, 120min,135min, 150min,165min, 180min, 210min, 240min, 270min, 300min, 330min, 360min(6 hours), 8 hours, 10hours, 12hours, 14hours, 16hours, 20hours and 24hours.