Comparison of analgesic efficacy of topical lignocaine-prilocaine cream with local infiltration of 2% lignocaine prior to spinal anaesthesia.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/08/044614
- Lead Sponsor
- Pandit BD Sharma PGIMS Rohtak
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Patients of the age 18-60 years, of either sex belonging to ASA grade I and grade II undergoing
1. elective lower abdominal surgery
2. pelvic surgery
3.lower limb surgeries will be selected
Exclusion Criteria
Following patients will be excluded
1.Patients allergic EMLA cream or any other local anaesthetics.
2. Pregnant and lactating females.
3. Patients with methaemoglobinaemia
4. Psychiatric disorders
5. Fractures
6. More than 3 attempts at lumbar puncture
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method •Primary objective - To compare the VAS score and 4-point pain score of topical EMLA cream with Lignocaine infiltration during subarachnoid block.Timepoint: 1.VAS Score will be assessed immediately (within 5 minutes) after lumbar subarachnoid block on the scale of 0-10. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2.the 4-point pain scale will be assessed at the time of spinal needle insertion as: <br/ ><br> 0 – no response <br/ ><br> 1 - mild facial grimace <br/ ><br> 2 - verbal response <br/ ><br> 3 - movement of the back <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary objective - <br/ ><br>1. Haemodynamic response to pain, <br/ ><br>2. patients’ satisfaction with analgesia technique, <br/ ><br>3. side effectsTimepoint: 1. Haemodynamic response will be measured immediately (within 2 minutes) before and after(within 2minutes) the lumbar subarachnoid block. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>2. Patients satisfaction will be assessed immediatey after lumbar subarachnoid block, within 5 minutes before the start of surgery. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>3.Patient will be follow up upto 24 hours for any side effects