A clinical trial to study the effects of two drugs,dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine administered with ropivacaine in supraclavicular brachial plexus blocks.

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2019/04/018530

Brief Summary

This study will be carried out to compare the efficacy of drugs Dexamethasone versus Dexmedetomidine when administered as an adjuvant drug to the local anaesthetic drug Ropivacaine in Supraclavicular brachial plexus blocks which is a mode of regional anaesthesia for upper limb surgeries

Our primary goal will be the onset time , duration of motor and sensory blocks and the quality of intraoperative analgesia

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-04-21
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

BODY WEIGHT BETWEEN 50 TO 8O Kg ASA class 1 and 2 patients undergoing elective surgical procedure on upper limb which takes more than 1 hour duration.

Exclusion Criteria

patients not willing to participate in the study history of allergy to test drugs pregnant or lactating women alcohol or drug abuse chronic steroid use on psychotropic or adrenergic medications history of local pathology at site of injection bleeding disorder neurological deficits history of cardiac, respiratory, renal or hepatic failure history of respiratory depression or pneumothorax.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To study the onset of motor block	To study the onset of sensory block | To study the onset of motor block | To study the duration of analgesia till 18 hours post operatively
To study the onset of sensory block	To study the onset of sensory block | To study the onset of motor block | To study the duration of analgesia till 18 hours post operatively
To study the duration of analgesia	To study the onset of sensory block | To study the onset of motor block | To study the duration of analgesia till 18 hours post operatively

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To study duration of sensory block	To study duration of motor block

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

RUHS College of Medical Sciences; 🇮🇳 Jaipur, RAJASTHAN, India

RUHS College of Medical Sciences

🇮🇳Jaipur, RAJASTHAN, India

Ankita Choudhary

Principal investigator

9982149394

ankita070487@gmail.com