A clinical trial to compare two methods of giving Lumbosacral Plexus Block, one using both ultrasound and peripheral nerve stimulator, and the other using peripheral nerve stimulator alone, for pain relief to patients after lower limb surgery
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/06/054154
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anaesthesia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients belonging to ASA grade I and II
Patients undergoing elective unilateral lower limb surgery
Patients with normal neurological status
Co-operative patients
Exclusion Criteria
Refusal by patient for the procedure or to enlist in study
Patients belonging to ASA grade III or IV
Patients with coagulation disorders or on anticoagulation therapy
Patients with history of allergy to local anaesthetic drugs
Local infection at the site of block
Patients with known neuropathies
Morbidly obese patients
Pregnant females
Patients undergoing bilateral lower limb surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Procedural Time (Time required to complete the block) <br/ ><br>Duration of sensory block <br/ ><br>Total dose of rescue analgesia in 24 hours <br/ ><br>Number of pricks taken in each blockTimepoint: Time from start of procedure till 24 hours after surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Haemodynamic changes <br/ ><br>Side effects & complications including number of inadvertent vessels punctured <br/ ><br>Patient satisfaction score <br/ ><br>Surgeon satisfaction scoreTimepoint: Time from start of procedure till 24 hours after surgery