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Effect of magnesium and lignocaine on postoperative pain.

Effect of magnesium and lignocaine on postcraniotomy pain: a comparative, randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/08/007168
Enrollment
45
Registered
2016-08-10
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- Patients having supratentorial tumours scheduled for craniotomy and excision of tumour

Interventions

Intervention1: Magnesium: Group A will receive a bolus of magnesium sulphate(50%)50 mg/Kg followed by infusion 25 mg/Kg/hr intravenously till the surgery ends Intervention2: Lignocaine: Group B will

Sponsors

AIIMS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients having supratentorial tumours undergoing elective craniotomy and excision of tumour.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients having cardiovascular, respiratory, renal or hepatic disease, on treatment with calcium channel blockers, having brain tumour larger than 30 mm in any dimension, having mental diability, neurological or cognitive deficits (precluding their use of patient controlled analgesia device, having allergy to study medications, having history of myopathy or substance abuse. Patients who are mechanically ventilated in the postoperative period will be excluded from the final analysis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the effect of magnesium and lignocaine on postoperative pain as assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS).Timepoint: To evaluate the effect of magnesium and lignocaine on postoperative pain as assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Side effects of study drugs if anyTimepoint: intraoperative period till 24 hours postoperatively;To asees S100 B levelsTimepoint: Baseline, at end of surgery and at 24 hrs postoperatively.;To determine total fentanyl consumptionTimepoint: intraoperative and 24 hours postoperatively

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Charu Mahajan

AIIMS

charushrikul@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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