EFFECT OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE WITH BUPIVACAINE VERSUS BUPIVACAINE ALONE IN BILATERAL QUADRATUS LUMBORUM BLOCK FOR POST OPERATIVE ANALGESIA AFTER CAESAREAN DELIVERY

EFFECT OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE AS AN ADJUVANT TO BUPIVACAINE VERSUS BUPIVACAINE ALONE IN BILATERAL QUADRATUS LUMBORUM BLOCK FOR POST OPERATIVE ANALGESIA AFTER CAESAREAN DELIVERY – A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED DOUBLE BLINDED STUDY.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/09/027583

Enrollment

Registered

2020-09-03

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O00-O9A- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Interventions

Intervention1: Dexmedetomidine added to Bupivacaine in Bilateral Quadratus Lumborum Block post Caesarean Delivery: To assess the post op analgesic efficacy of addition of dexmedetomidine to Bupivacain

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Singleton pregnancy, gestation age of at least 37 weeks, undergoing Caesarean section under spinal anesthesia of ASA grades 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal. 2. Age 45 years 3. BMI >32 4. Allergy to local anesthesic agents

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time to initial onset of pain (VAS 4) and time to first rescue analgesiaTimepoint: 0 mins 30 mins 1 hr 2 hrs 4hrs 8hrs 12hrs 16hrs 20hrs 24hrs	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of rescue analgesia usedTimepoint: 24 hours	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVarun KaruppiahT

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

vrajesh.kodali@gmail.com9444230150

Outcome results

None listed

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