A study to compare changes in blood sugar levels after addition of 2 different doses of dexamethasone to local anaesthetic for pain relief in patients undergoing caesarean section surgeries
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O82- Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/11/059419
- Lead Sponsor
- arayana Medical College and Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1)Weight 40-70 kg, BMI <35kg/m2.
2)Patient aged between 20- 40years.
3)ASA II listed for elective Caesarean section
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients without valid informed and written risk consent
2) ASA III and IV
3) Patients with BMI >35kg/m2.
4) Use of oral anticoagulants
5) Allergy to study drugs
•Local infection
•Severe psychiatric disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the effect of 4mg dexamethasone and 8mg dexamethasone added to levobupivacaine on postoperative blood sugarsTimepoint: 2hours postoperatively and fasting blood sugars on postoperative day 1,2 and 3
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the occurrence of surgical site infection in both the groupsTimepoint: 30 days;To assess VAS Scores in both the groupsTimepoint: immediately,6hr,12hr,24 hrs