To compare post operative analgesia between plain levobupivacaine and after adding an adjuvant dexamethasone in patient undergoing breast lumpectomies by a method called serratus anterior plane block

Recruiting

• Conditions: Medical and Surgical,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2022/04/042109
• Lead Sponsor: Rajarajeswari medical college and hospital

Brief Summary

uAfterobtaining the institute’s Ethical committee approval a comparative study will be carried out in RajarajeswariMedical college and Hospital, Bangalore.

uInformedwritten consent will be taken from the patients.

uPatientswill be divided into 2 groups of 25patients each by single blinded sealed envelope code technique.

uGroupL -  Will receive 20ml of 0.5%Levobupivacaine plus 2ml of normal saline.

uGroupLD - Will receive 20ml of 0.5% Levobupivacaine with 8mg of Dexamethasone(2ml).

uPainintensity of the patient will be measured at 1,6,12,18 and 24 hours post surgeryusing VAS scoring. The patient will be given rescue analgesic in the form ofInjection Paracetamol 1g IV if the VAS score is more than 4/10.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-04-26
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Open to Recruitment
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Age 18 to 45 years belonging to ASA I and II onlu.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with hypersensitivity to local anesthetic used Patients with bleeding disorders, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, renal and liver disorders, epilepsy, pregnancy Patient refusal.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparison of Duration of postoperative analgesia with Serratus Anterior Block in both groups	Pain intensity of the patient will be measured at 1,6,12,18 and 24 hours post surgery using VAS scoring.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of Sensory Blockade	Total Rescue Analgesia requirement in 24hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rajarajeswari medical college and hospital; 🇮🇳 Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

Rajarajeswari medical college and hospital

🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

Dr Karthik GS

Principal investigator

9538220515

drgskarthik@rediffmail.com