A study to compare duration of pain relief for chloroprocaine with or without dexmedetomidine in elective caesarean section in spinal anaesthesia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O82- Encounter for cesarean delivery without indicationHealth Condition 2: 1- Obstetrics
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/05/042426
- Lead Sponsor
- JLN Medical college hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
ASA physical status II
Parturients who will undergo elective uncomplicated or low risk lower segment caesarean section
Exclusion Criteria
Age <18 and >35years.
Parturient refusal.
ASA physical status III and above.
Parturient with body mass index(BMI) >35kg/m2.
Parturient with hypersensitivity/allergic to local anaesthetic agents or study drug(dexmedetomidine).
Parturient with any known cardiac,renal or hepatic disease.
Parturient with pre-existing peripheral neuropathy or neurological deficit.
Parturient on anticoagulants.
Infection at the site of lumbar puncture.
Contraindications of subarachnoid block.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of sensory block/analgesia.Timepoint: Intraoperatively and postoperatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Onset of sensory block. <br/ ><br>Two segment regression of sensory block. <br/ ><br>Onset and duration of motor block. <br/ ><br>Quality of analgesia. <br/ ><br>Visual analogue scale(VAS) score. <br/ ><br>Duration of analgesia. <br/ ><br>Neonatal outcome(APGAR score). <br/ ><br>Haemodynamics(HR,SBP,DBP and MAP) <br/ ><br>Side effects/complications like nausea,vomiting,bradycardia,hypotension,respiratory depression,sedation, if any.Timepoint: Intraoperatively and postoperatively