A study comparing mixture of local anaesthetic agents lignocaine and ropivacaine versus sequential lignocaine followed by ropivacaine in patients undergoing surgery on hands and arms under regional anaesthesia.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M959- Acquired deformity of musculoskeletal system, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/03/024013
- Lead Sponsor
- Mridul Dhar
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 68
Inclusion Criteria
Weighing more than 60 kg, planned for unilateral upper limb surgery
Exclusion Criteria
Patient refusal, coagulation or bleeding disorders, local site infection, any nerve injury/ neuropraxia/ paralysis, history of allergy or anaphylaxis to ropivacaine or lignocaine, pregnant females and block failure due to technical reasons.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage of patients with complete sensory block in all 4- nerve areas (musculo-cutaneous, median, radial, ulnar) at 10 minutes post injection.Timepoint: Percentage of patients with complete sensory block in all 4- nerve areas (musculo-cutaneous, median, radial, ulnar) at 10 minutes post injection.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to onset of first sensory block, time to onset of complete sensory block, time to complete motor block, duration of analgesia, procedure time, block failures, duration of sensory block, duration of motor block, and complication rates ( last three reading will be observed in post-anaesthesia care unit every one hour and in ward every 2 hours by in-charge nurse or resident.Timepoint: Time to onset of first sensory block, time to onset of complete sensory block, time to complete motor block, duration of analgesia, procedure time, block failures, duration of sensory block, duration of motor block, and complication rates ( last three reading will be observed in post-anaesthesia care unit every one hour and in ward every 2 hours by in-charge nurse or resident.