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COMPARISON OF A LOCAL ANAESTHETIC ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH AN ANALGESIC AND AN ANTIHYPERTENSIVE DRUG FOR POSTOPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF IN CHILDREN VIA CAUDAL ROUTE.

Phase 3
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY GRADE 1 AND 2
Registration Number
CTRI/2017/09/009902
Lead Sponsor
INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Brief Summary

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LEVOBUPIVACAINE,LEVOBUPIVACAINE WITH KETAMINE AND LEVOBUPIVACAINE WITH DEXMEDETOMIDINE IN CAUDAL BLOCK FOR POST OPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF IN PAEDIATRICS PATIENTS.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  • 1.PATIENTS OF ASA PHYSICAL STATUS 1 AND 2.
  • 2.PATIENTS BETWEEN 3 MONTH TO 7 YEARS OF AGE OF EITHER SEX.
  • 3.PARENTS ABLE TO COMPREHEND TO PARTICIPATE.
  • 4.PATIENTS IN WHOM LEVOBUPIVACAINE IS INDICATED FOR CAUDAL BLOCK.
Exclusion Criteria
  • 1.PARENTS REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE.
  • 2.CONTRAINDICATION TO USE OF KETAMINE OR DEXMEDETOMIDINE.
  • 3.PATIENTS WITH KNOWN SENSITIVITY TO LEVOBUPIVACAINE,KETAMINE OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE.
  • 4.PATIENTS ON CONCOMITANT ANALGESIC OR SEDATIVE MEDICATION.
  • 5.PATIENTS WITH PRESENCE OF INFECTION AT THE SITE OF CAUDAL BLOCK,COGULOPATHY OR ANY NEUROLOGICAL ILLNESS.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
POST OPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF BY FLACC SCORE.15 MINUTES, 45 MINUTES, 75 MINUTES, 125 MINUTES, 155 MINUTES, 185 MINUTES, 215 MINUTES, 275 MINUTES, 335 MINUTES.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
SEDATION, NAUSEA VOMITING, RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION, URINARY RETENTION.15 MINUTES, 45 MINUTES, 75 MINUTES, 125 MINUTES, 155 MINUTES, 185 MINUTES, 215 MINUTES, 275 MINUTES, 335 MINUTES.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES.

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Patna, BIHAR, India

INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES.
🇮🇳Patna, BIHAR, India
GANESH KUMAR RAM
Principal investigator
8544117808
GANESHKR05@GMAIL.COM

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