COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIC EFFECT OF 0.5% ROPIVACAINE PLAIN OR WITH ADDITION OF DEXAMETHASONE FOR POPLITEAL SCIATIC NERVE BLOCK IN PAEDIATRIC ANKLE AND FOOT SURGERIES.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and SurgicalHealth Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/09/036281
- Lead Sponsor
- Vardhaman mahavir medical college and Safdarjung hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Asa grade 1and2 of either gender undergoing elective foot and ankle surgeries under GA
Exclusion Criteria
Infection at planned injection site
Existing peripheral neuropathy
Known allergy to LA or dexamethasone
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare duration of analgesia by addition of dexamethasone to 0.5%ropivacaine to using 0.5%ropivacaine plain alone for popliteal sciatic nerve block in children undergoing foot and ankle surgeries as assessed by time to first rescue analgesic requirement <br/ ><br>Timepoint: at baseline,24hrs.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare quality of analgesia b/w two groups by adding dexamethasone to 0.5% ropivacaine than using 0.5%ropivacaine plain for popliteal sciatic nerve block in children undergoing foot and ankle surgeries using VAS score(6-12years) OPS score(0-6yrs)at rest and movement <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Requirement of additional analgesia over 24hrsTimepoint: Every 1hourly