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A clinical trial to study the effect of addition of drug dexmedetomidine on pain relief for surgeries on the upper limb in children

ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE AS AN ADJUNCT IN ULTRASOUND GUIDED SUPRACLAVICULAR BLOCK FOR PAEDIATRIC UPPER LIMB SURGERIES : A RANDOMISED DOUBLE BLIND CONTROLLED STUDY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/05/025284
Enrollment
50
Registered
2020-05-21
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: S424- Fracture of lower end of humerus Health Condition 2: S525- Fracture of lower end of radius Health Condition 3: Q704- Polysyndactyly, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Dexmedetomidine: Addition of dexmedetomidine in combination with bupivacaine in ultrasound guided supraclavicular nerve block. Control Intervention1: Normal Saline: Addition of normal

Sponsors

Chacha Nehru bal Chikitsalaya Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 3-12 years 2. Undergoing elective upper limb surgeries 3. ASA physical status grade I and II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Any contraindications for supraclavicular block (infection at the injection site,history of bleeding disorders, patients on anticoagulants, history of drug allergy). 2. Patients undergoing bilateral surgery on upper limbs in the same setting. 3. Patients taking chronic analgesics.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time to first analgesic request in postoperative periodTimepoint: First 24 hours in postoperative period—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Intraoperative opioid consumptionTimepoint: Total duration of anaesthesia;Pain scores in the postoperative period for 24 hoursTimepoint: 30 mins,1 hr, 1.5 hr, 2 hrs, 4 hrs, 8 hrs, 24 hrs;Satisfaction score for pain reliefTimepoint: at the end of 24 hrs;Total consumption of analgesics in postoperative period for 24 hoursTimepoint: 30 mins,1 hr, 1.5 hr, 2 hrs, 4 hrs, 8 hrs, 24 hrs;Untoward effects if any - hypotension , bradycardia, sedation, vomiting, pneumothorax Timepoint: Intraoperative period, Postoperative period for 24 hrs—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Bhumika Kalra

Chacha Nehru bal Chikitsalaya

bhumikakalra@gmail.com9810847992

Outcome results

None listed

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