Does addition of Tramadol Ropivacaine increase the anaesthetic duration for femur surgeries?
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Adult males with unilateral femur fracturesHealth Condition 2: S720- Fracture of head and neck of femur
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/02/003344
- Lead Sponsor
- CMS and GTB Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Male patients with femur fractures, who belong to ASA class I or II and are between 18-60 years of age will be recruited for the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with a known hypersensitivity to any of the drugs, bilateral lower limb fractures, contraindications to regional anaesthesia, gross spinal deformity, emergency surgery and peripheral neuropathy will be excluded from the study. Patients with height less than 150 cm or more than 180 cm will also be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To study the sensory and motor block of intrathecal ropivacaine with or without the addition of tramadol. <br/ ><br>2.To compare the time to achieve maximum sensory and motor block. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 2,4,6,8,10,15,20,25,30,45,60,75,90,105,120,135,150,165,180,195,210,225,240,255,270 minutes after giving the subarachnoid block
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the duration of sensory block. <br/ ><br>To compare the degree of sedation in the two groups. <br/ ><br>To compare the side effects like nausea, vomiting, hypotension, shivering, pruritus in the two groups. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 0,2,6,8,10,15,20,25,30,45,60,75,90,105,120,135,150,165,180,195,210,225,240,265,270 minutes after giving the spinal anaesthesia