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The effect of adding Dexamethasone to Bupivacaine in ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerves block on pain after inguinal hernia surgery

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Inguinal hernia.
Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
Registration Number
IRCT2017012425676N6
Lead Sponsor
Vice Chancellor for Research of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
44
Inclusion Criteria

patients aged 20 to 45 years; candidate for elective unilateral inguinal hernia surgery; ASA class 1 or 2.

Exclusion criteria: The reluctance of patients; opioid addiction; analgesic consumption during the past 24 hours; surgery time more than 1 hour and half; being spinal anesthesia off during surgery; patients needing mesh to repair and having both ilioinguinal & iliohypogastric nerves injury during surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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