Pain relieving capacity of combined femoral and sciatic nerve block with help of ultrasound using dexamethasone(steroid) as an additive to levobupivacaine(local anesthetic) versus levobupivacaine alone in foot and ankle surgeries: A randomized controlled clinical study

Recruiting

• Conditions: Medical and Surgical, (2) ICD-10 Condition: M968||Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/03/050243
• Lead Sponsor: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to estimate the duration of analgesia and effective surgical anesthesia provided by levobupivacaine and combination of levobupivacaine and dexamethasone when used for femoral and sciatic nerve block for foot and ankle surgeries of trauma.

The hypothesis is dexamethasone provides a longer duration of analgesia and patient satisfaction when used as an adjuvant to levobupivacaine for ultrasound-guided femoral and sciatic nerve block.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Open to Recruitment
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients of trauma scheduled for unilateral foot and ankle surgery 2.
• Patients with ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) grade I-II.

Exclusion Criteria

• Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus 2.
• Allergy to local anesthetics 3.
• Coagulopathy 4.
• Pregnancy 5.
• Skin infection at the injection site 6.
• Haemodynamically unstable patients.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To estimate the duration of analgesia (time to first rescue analgesia)in both the groups	Within 24 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.To determine the onset time and duration of sensory and motor block	1. Within 24 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

AIIMS Bhubaneswar; 🇮🇳 Khordha, ORISSA, India

AIIMS Bhubaneswar

🇮🇳Khordha, ORISSA, India

Dr Ajitesh Sahu

Principal investigator

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sahu.ajitesh84@gmail.com