To compare the effectiveness of a local anaesthetic(Ropivacaine) and the same drug with an adjuvant (Dexmedetomidine) as an anaesthesia technique given around nerve bundle above the collar bone for arm surgeries using ultrasound guidance
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- ASA 1 and 2 male and female between 18 to 70 years of age for upper limb surgeries below mid humerus.Health Condition 2: S50-S59- Injuries to the elbow and forearmHealth Condition 3: S60-S69- Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/12/016701
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anaesthesiology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
ASA physical status 1 and 2, of either gender between 18 and 70 years of age for upper limb surgeries below mid humerus
Exclusion Criteria
morbid obesity, coagulopathy, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, neurological disease, known allergy to local anaesthetics
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dexmedetomidine added to Ropivacaine prolongs the duration of analgesia, in hastening and prolonging sensory and motor block when compared to Ropivacaine alone in supraclavicular brachial plexus block for upper limb surgeriesTimepoint: Hemodynamic parameters,sensory and motor block, analgesia are assessed at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 min and thereafter every 15 min for 1 hour till the block effect has resolved
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dexmedetomidine added to Ropivacaine is safer when compared to Ropivacaine alone in supraclavicular brachialplexus block for upper limb surgeriesTimepoint: Adverse effects are assessed at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 min and thereafter every 15 min for 1 hour till the block effect has resolved