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Systemic Nalbuphine Versus Intravenous Regional Anesthesia

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Pain
Interventions
Drug: Local nalbuphine
Drug: Systemic nalbuphine
Registration Number
NCT03150732
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
Brief Summary

Comparison of systemic nalbuphine versus intravenous regional anesthesia in patients undergoing hand surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
82
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients scheduled for elective unilateral hand surgery.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient refusal.
  • Allergy to study medications
  • Body mass index > 35 kg/ m2
  • Patients with sickle cell or Reynaud diseases
  • Patients with a history of psychiatric illness or on chronic opioids
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Local nalbuphine groupLocal nalbuphine53 patients will receive nalbuphine with local intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA)
Systemic nalbuphine groupSystemic nalbuphine53 patients will receive nalbuphine systemically
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Duration of postoperative AnalgesiaPostoperative 24 hours

minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Diclofenac analgesic consumptionPostoperative 24 hours

mg

Cortisol levelPreoperative and at 4 hours after skin incision

Level of cortisone in blood (nmol/L)

Severity of postoperative PainPostoperative 24 hours

Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mohamed H Bakri

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Assiut, Egypt

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