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comparison between ropivacaine alone and ropivacaine with dexamethasone in caudal anaesthesia in infraumbilical surgeries in pediatric patients

A STUDY ON EFFECT OF DEXAMETHASONE AS AN ADJUVENT WITH 0.2% ROPIVACAINE IN CAUDAL BLOCK FOR POST OPERATIVE ANALGESIA IN PEADIATRIC PATIENTS UNDERGOING VARIOUS INFRAUMBILICAL SURGERIES

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/03/017891
Enrollment
80
Registered
2019-03-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Caudal anaesthesia in Pediatric patients: Onset time of motor and sensory block Control Intervention1: 0.2% Ropivacaine alone and with dexamethasone: To compare duration of analgesia an

Sponsors

jln medical college ajmer
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients between the age group of 6 months and 8 years of both sexes undergoing various infraumbilical surgeries. 2. Patients belonging to ASA 1 and 2 grades. 3. Parental consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with known allergy to the study drugs. 2. Suspected coagulopathy, 3. Infection at the site of caudal block, 4. History of developmental delay and neurological diseases. 5. Skeletal deformities in the caudal region. 6. Parental refusal

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of analgesia (from the time of caudal injection to the time at which FLACC pain score 4 or more)Timepoint: Duration of analgesia (from the time of caudal injection to the time at which FLACC pain score 4 or more)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Postoperative sedation 2. Haemodynamic changes 3. Total number of doses of rescue analgesia in 24 hoursTimepoint: duration of study around 1 yr—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr veena patodi

Jawahar lal nehru medical college, ajmer, rajasthan

veenapatodi@gmail.com9414008276

Outcome results

None listed

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