comparision of block characteristics of dexamethasone as an adjuvant to 0.5% ropivacaine for regional nerve blocks among patients undergoing below knee surgeries using ultrasound guided technique
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- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/05/052478
- Lead Sponsor
- DR SHIVAKUMAR G
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients who are posted for elective below knee surgeries and are willing to give informed consent.
2.Age group 20 to 60 years of either sex
3.American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade I and II
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients with known allergy to local anaesthetic agent
2) Patients with coagulopathies and / or on anticoagulant therapy
3) Patients with local infection at the site of block
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To compare the onset of sensory blockade <br/ ><br>2.To compare the onset of motor blockade <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>4.To compare the time to first analgesic request by VAS (visual analogue scale) score <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1)Time of injection of drug- <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2) Time of onset of sensory block - <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>3) Time of onset of motor block- <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>4) Visual analogue score- <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>5) Time to first analgesic request <br/ ><br>POINTS WILL BE NOTED EVERY 5MIN IN FIRST 15MINUTES AND EVERY 10MINUTES TILL 30MINUTES. ANALGESIA FOLLOW UP FOR NEXT 24HRS AFTER THE BLOCK
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To compare the success rate in the form of duration sensory and motor blockade <br/ ><br>2.To compare the time to first analgesic request by VAS (visual analogue scale) score <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1.Duration of surgery <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2.Total duration of sensory block- <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>3.Total duration of motor block- <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>4.Total duration of analgesia <br/ ><br>POINTS WILL BE ASSESED EVERY 5MIN IN THE FIRST 15MIN THEN EVERY 10MIN TILL 30MIN.FOR VAS SCORE EVERY HOURLY TILL FIRST 6HRS, 2ND HOURLY TILL 12HRS, 4TH HOURLY TILL 24HRS AFTER THE BLOCK