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Abdominal surgeries and postoperative pain relief

COMPARISON OF ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF PERINEURAL VERSUS SYSTEMIC DEXAMETHASONE AS AN ADJUVENT WITH LEVOBUPIVACAINE IN ULTRASOUND GUIDED BILATERAL RECTUS SHEATH BLOCK FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING ABDOMINAL SURGERIES WITH MIDLINE INCISION: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/11/016455
Enrollment
105
Registered
2018-11-28
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: K566- Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction

Interventions

Intervention1: Group A: Patients will receive bilateral rectus sheath block using 40 ml of 0.25% levobupivacaine with 2 ml of normal saline, 21 ml on each side and 2 ml of normal saline i.v. Control I

Sponsors

Dr S N Medical College and attached Hospital Jodhpur
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 18 to 60 yr 2. Body weight 40 to 80 kg 3. Patients belong to American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade I and II 4. Patients scheduled for elective laparotomy surgeries under general anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients refusal 2. Local infection at the block site 3. Coagulopathy 4. Morbid obesity or body mass index (BMI >40) 5. Allergy to local anaesthetics 6. Any chronic systemic illness 7. Patients on steroid treatment 8. Pre-existing peripheral neuropathy or neurological deficits 9. Psychiatric illness 10. Patients on anticoagulants

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the duration of analgesia (time to first rescue analgesia after administration of block)Timepoint: 24 Hours

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.To compare post-operative rescue analgesic (morphine) consumption in first 24 h 2.To compare NRS Pain scores at rest and on cough in first 24 h 3.Hemodynamic monitoring in first 24 h 4.Patientâ??s satisfaction score 5.Any complications / adverse effects/side effects of block Timepoint: 24 Hours

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pradeep kumar Saini

Dr. S.N. medical collage, Jodhpur

geetamanojkamal@gmail.com09414803554

Outcome results

None listed

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