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Comparison of two different drugs for providing longer postoperative pain relief after upper arm surgery done under supraclavicular brachial plexus block.

Recruiting
Conditions
Upper limb surgeries
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/04/012975
Lead Sponsor
Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences And Research
Brief Summary

To compare the pain relief and complication after supraclavicular administration of magnesium sulphate and ketamine as adjuvant to ropivacaine or complications arising due to procedure itself in upper limb surgeries.the study will be conducted in 105 patients posted foe upper limb surgery.

The data thus Group–I (Ropivacaine alone) –35 patients will recieve 27ml of 0.5% Ropivacaine with 3ml of normal saline .

Group–II (Ropivacaine+Magnesium) –35 patients will receive  27ml of 0.5% Ropivacaine with Magnesium Sulphate 250mg (1ml of 500mg drug diluted with 1ml of distilled water) and 2ml of normal saline..

Group-Ó€Ó€Ó€ (Ropivacaine+ketamine)  -35 patients will recieve 27 ml of .5% Ropivacaine with Ketamie(2mg/kg) and rest normal saline to make it 30 ml.

The data thus collected will be statically analysed

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
105
Inclusion Criteria

patient posted for surgeries of upper limb,ASA GRADE 1 & 2.

Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient refusal.
  • Local infection at needle insertion site.
  • Coagulopathy.
  • Patient on anticoagulants.
  • Pneumothorax or previous pneumonectomy on the opposite side.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
TO COMPARE POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIADuration of analgesia from drug administration to VAS equals to or more than 4 in postoperative period in first 24 hours
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Requiement of doses of rerscue analgesia
To compareside effects and complicationsDoses of rescue analgesia requirement

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sri Guru Ram Das institute of Medical Sciences and Research

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Amritsar, PUNJAB, India

Sri Guru Ram Das institute of Medical Sciences and Research
🇮🇳Amritsar, PUNJAB, India
Dr Jonny Dhawan
Principal investigator
9915926761
drruchisgrd@gmail.com

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