Prevention of pain on injection of drug (propofol) given during general anesthesia using ice gel pack

Completed

• Conditions: Medical and Surgical,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/09/027820
• Lead Sponsor: Rajeev Chauhan

Brief Summary

propofol is the commomest intravenous inducing agent for general anesthesia. however 3 out of 5 patients complain of pain on its injection. we want to study the effect of thermotherapy in reducing the pain of propofol injection

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-09-21
• Study Completion: 2022-07-11
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 360

Inclusion Criteria

1.Age 18-65 2.ASA I, II & III 3.Elective Surgeries 4.Undergoing general anaesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Not willing to participate 2.Any local site infection 3.Allergy to eggs 4.Rapid Sequence Induction 5.Anticipated difficulty in venous access.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
to assess the reduction in the severity of pain after propofol injection due to application of Ice-gel pack causing local cooling	10 secs after propofol injection (25% of calculated dose)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

PGIMER; 🇮🇳 Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India

PGIMER

🇮🇳Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India

Rajeev Chauhan

Principal investigator

7087422950

dr.rajeevchauhan@gmail.com