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Evaluation of analgesic effect of Ropivacaine versus Ropivacaine with Clonidine in caudal epidural block in lumbosacral spine surgery.

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Nerve root and plexus compressionsin diseases classified elsewhere,
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/07/026615
Lead Sponsor
Department of anaesthesiology SMS Medical college Jaipur Rajasthan
Brief Summary

In this study we compare analgesic effect of ropivacaine alone versus ropivacaine plus clonidine in caudal epidural block in patients undergoing lumbosacral spine surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
72
Inclusion Criteria

Patients willing to give written informed consent Patients with ASA Grade I and II Patients undergoing lumbosacral spine surgery under general anaesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients having H/O allergic reactions to local anesthetics.
  • Patients on anticoagulant therapy and H/O coagulation disorders.
  • Local infection at the proposed site of puncture for caudal anaesthesia.
  • Patients with neurological and psychiatric disorders.
  • Patient with contraindication with caudal block like pilonidal sinus, congenital anomaly of spine or meninges.
  • Patient who had undergone previous back surgeries.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare VAS score and duration of analgesia in both groups.Postoperatively upto 24 hours- just after extubation, 30 mins, 1,2,4,8,12 and 24 hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare perioperative hemodynamic parameters (HR, SBP, DBP, MBP) in both groups.To compare side effects, if any in both groups.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sawai mansingh hospital, Jaipur

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Jaipur, RAJASTHAN, India

Sawai mansingh hospital, Jaipur
🇮🇳Jaipur, RAJASTHAN, India
Dr SHOBHA PUROHIT
Principal investigator
7737050823
Purohit.shobha@gmail.com

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