To compare how long pain relief lasts between plain bupivacaine and bupivacaine with dexamethasone
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/01/061026
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Santhosh M C B
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients of both sexes aged more than or equal to 18 years
Patients undergoing abdominal and lower limb surgeries
American society of anaesthesiologists grade I and II
Patients who are willing to participate in the study with informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Anaphylaxis to the study drug dexamethasone and bupivacaine
Patients with opioid drug intake for other co morbid conditions
Patients on any other routine analgesics for other conditions
Body mass index of more than or equal to 25kg/sq.m
Patients who are known diabetics
Any complications during insertion of epidural catheter
Any intra operative or post operative complications
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare duration of post operative analgesia between two different doses of dexamethasone as adjuvant versus plain bupivacaine among patients undergoing abdominal and lower limb surgeriesTimepoint: 24 hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare adverse events between the groups for 24 hours after giving epiduraL top-upTimepoint: 24 hours