A clinical trial to examine whether administering a low dose spinal anesthesia along with general anesthesia will give better pain relief in patients undergoing laparoscopic hernia repair.

ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF LOW DOSE SPINAL BUPIVACAINE WITH FENTANYL FOR LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA REPAIR ?A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2010/091/000249

Enrollment

Registered

2010-03-30

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Low dose subarachnoid block after skin infiltration with 1% plain lignocaine: 5 mg bupivacaine and 25mics fentanyl Control Intervention1: Infiltration of skin on back with local anesthe

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (i) Adult males,Age 20 ? 65 years (ii) Unilateral or bilateral reducible inguinal herniae (iii) Scheduled for Total Extra Peritoneal (TEP) repair under geneal anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (i) Uncontrolled systemic illness (ii) Neurological illness (Parkinsonism, h/o CVA) (iii) Any contraindications to spinal anaesthesia (local infection, coagulopathy, documented anatomical abnormality, allergy to local anaesthetic agents) (iv) Patients undergoing Trans Abdominal Pre Peritonal(TAPP)repair (v) Irreducible herniae (vi) Patients with other surgical procedures performed concurrently (vii) Patient refusal for the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1) Incidence of pain after laparoscopic hernia repair 2)Intra- and post operative opioid sparing effect of low dose spinal anesthesia 3)Quality of recovery -effect of low dose spinal anesthesiaTimepoint: Post operatively, 6 hourly, for 24 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Intra operative hemodynamic stability 2) Post operative nausea and vomiting 3) Side effects related to sub arachnoid blockTimepoint: Intra operative and up to 24 hours post operatively	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactS.Rajeshwari

MD(Anesthesiology),Professor

drsrajeshwari@gmail.com01126193120

Outcome results