A clinical trial to study the effect of addition of dexmedetomidine with local anesthesia on pain relief after arm and hand surgery
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- scheduled for forearm and hand surgeries
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/12/004209
- Lead Sponsor
- Director
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
60 patients of either sex aged between 20-60 years, ASA physical status I-II, scheduled for forearm and hand surgeries were included
Exclusion Criteria
Patients receiving adrenoreceptor agonist or antagonist, neurological deficit in the upper limb, history of cardiac disease, respiratory disease, renal and hepatic failure, pregnant women and allergy to local anesthetics were excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postoperative pain and Duration of analgesia(time interval from administration of block to 1st rescue analgesia required)Timepoint: Postoperative pain was assessed every 30 min for 2 hr, every 1 hr for 6 hr, every 2 hr till 12 hr, <br/ ><br>and then at 24 hr postoperatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method onset and duration of sensory and motor blockadeTimepoint: assessed every 5 min till 30 min and then every 30 min till resolution of block