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pain relief after surgery for cancer of the leg

Epidural analgesia for lower limb onco-surgical procedures: An audit of efficacy and safety

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/02/006663
Enrollment
100
Registered
2016-02-18
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

Health Condition 1: null- 1. Patients above 8 years of age 2. Undergoing lower limb onco-surgery with lumbar epidural analgesia

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Nil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients above 8 years of age 2. Undergoing lower limb onco-surgery with lumbar epidural analgesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain scores at rest and on movement on post-operative day 1 to 3 2. Incidence of neurological side-effects directly or possibly related to epidural: tingling, numbness, motor deficit 3. Percentage of cases in which epidural analgesia with local anaesthetic had to be stopped and alternate analgesics startedTimepoint: post-operative day 1 to day 3—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of neurological side-effects directly or possibly related to epidural: tingling, numbness, motor deficitTimepoint: post-operative day 1 to day 3;Percentage of cases in which epidural analgesia with local anaesthetic had to be stopped and alternate analgesics startedTimepoint: post-operative day 1 to day 3—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPriya Ranganathan

Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai

ritesh.timon@gmail.com9820772142

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026