This study is being conducted to compare two doses of intravenous dexamethasone for prolongation of analgesia in axillary block in patient undergoing mid arm surgeries
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and SurgicalHealth Condition 2: O- Medical and SurgicalHealth Condition 3: S529- Unspecified fracture of forearm
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/066163
- Lead Sponsor
- PGIMS ROHTAK pt.B.D sharma University of health sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
ASA I-III patients undergoing elective below mid arm surgeries under axillary Brachial plexus block and duration of surgery should be less than 3 hours
Exclusion Criteria
1)local infection at injection site or sepsis
2)allergy to any local anaesthetic
3)pt.with known coagulopathy or an anticoagulant therapy
4)pt with GERD,cataract ,glaucoma
5)steroid use within 2 weeks of study period
6)systemic fungal infection ,viral infection
7)patient with nerve entrapment or neuropathy after trauma or diabetic neuropathy and uncontrolled diabetes.
8)patient who refuse to give consent
5)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of analgesia is compared between 3 groups of axillary brachial plexus block. <br/ ><br>1)d0-i/v NS given <br/ ><br>2)d1-i/v 4mg dexamethasone given <br/ ><br>3)d2-i/v 8mg dexamethasone givenTimepoint: We will assess efficacy of block at 30min after block . <br/ ><br>We will assess VAS score at <br/ ><br>1)Baseline(preblock) <br/ ><br>2) every 1 hourly till 4 hours <br/ ><br>3) every 30min till 6 hours <br/ ><br>4) 24 hour
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1)Block characteristics (onset and duration ) <br/ ><br>2)no.of attempt taken for block <br/ ><br>3)duration of sensory block <br/ ><br>4)duration of motor block <br/ ><br>5)VAS <br/ ><br>6)Any complicationsTimepoint: 1)sensory block duration is time in minutes from end of local anaesthesia injection till return of hand and finger sensation (ts) <br/ ><br>2)motor block duration is time in minutes from end of local anaesthesia injection till return of hand and finger movement(TM) <br/ ><br>3)VAs ( 0-100) acess at before block ,30min after block ,every 1hourly till 4 hour ,then every 30 min interval till next 2 hour .