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Dexamethasone as an adjuvant to ropivacaine in mandibular nerve block

Effect of addition of dexamethasone to ropivacaine for extraoral mandibular nerve block in patients undergoing mandibular surgeries under general anaesthesia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/11/010559
Enrollment
40
Registered
2017-11-20
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 with ASA physical status classification I and II, belonging to the age group of 18â??65 years, with unilateral fracture mandible.

Interventions

Intervention1: Extra oral Mandibular Nerve Block: After placing the patient in supine position, and head and mouth in neutral position, the coronoid notch will be identified by opening and closing the

Sponsors

Department of Anaesthesiology Pain Medicine and Critical Care
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing surgery for unilateral fracture mandible. 2. Patients belonging to the age group of 18â??65 years 3. Patients with ASA physical status classification I and II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal to participate in the study. 2. Presence of any coagulopathy in the patient. 3. Presence of infection at the site of injection. 4. History of known allergy to any of the study drugs. 5. History of severe systemic diseases- Hepatic, Renal, Cardiac. 6. Presence of obesity with BMI more than 30 kg/m2. 7. Inability to comprehend pain assessment scales 8. Patients with failure of block. 9. Significant distortion in anatomy of block site.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time to 1st request for analgesia (denoting duration of analgesia) after mandibular nerve block with a solution of dexamethasone (4mg) to 5ml of ropivacaine 7.5mg/ml when compared to 5ml of ropivacaine 7.5mg/ml and 1ml of 0.9% normal saline, prior to administration of GA in patients posted for mandibular surgeries.Timepoint: 0,1,2,4,6, 12,18 and 24 hours

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in postoperative pain scores in patients who receive mandibular nerve block with dexamethasone (4mg) and 5ml of ropivacaine 7.5mg/ml and with 5ml of ropivacaine 7.5mg/ml alone, prior to GA in patients undergoing mandibular surgeries. Timepoint: 24 hours;The total opioid consumption in 24hours period after surgery in patients who receive mandibular nerve block with dexamethasone (4mg) and 5ml of ropivacaine 7.5mg/ml and with 5ml of ropivacaine 7.5mg/ml alone, prior to GA in patients undergoing mandibular surgeriesTimepoint: 24 hours

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAmal Kumar Mandal

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

praveenrt64@gmail.com9654162941

Outcome results

None listed

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