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Epidural anesthesia in lower abdominal and lower limb surgeries

Comparative analysis of magnesium sulphate versus clonidine as an adjuvant to epidural bupivacaine 0.5% in lower abdominal and lower limb surgeries:

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/03/018201
Enrollment
60
Registered
2019-03-20
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: -

Interventions

Intervention1: magnesium sulphate: epidural 0.5% bupivacaine 19ml and inj magnesium sulphate (preservative free) 50mg 1ml (total 20 ml) Control Intervention1: clonidine: epidural 0.5% bupivicaine 19ml

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: weight 50-75kgs ASA Grade 1&2 undergoing elective lower abdominal and lower limb surgery All lab investigation within normal range

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: PATIENT REFUSAL BLEEDING DISORDER Patients having compromised renal pulmonary and cardiac status Patients on medications like hypnotics, narcotic analgesics or sedatives Patients having known allergy to anesthetic agents used in study Presence of hypotension or any vascular disease ASA grade 3 AND 4

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1)postoperatively Duration and quality of analgesia in term of Visual Analogue Score (VAS) 2) Requirement of rescue analgesic 3) Patient satisfaction score Timepoint: 300 minutes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) To compare the regression time for sensory and motor block 2) To compare vital parameters in terms of Heart Rate (HR), Blood Pressure (BP), Oxygen saturation (SpO2) and Respiratory Rate (RR) 3) To compare the adverse effects of the drugs Timepoint: 300

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR FATEH SINGH BHATI

DR SNMC JODHPUR

fatehbhati@yahoo.co.in9414127176

Outcome results

None listed

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