To compare effect of ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine in ultrasound guided femoral sciatic nerve blocks in below knee surgery

A study to compare the efficacy of 0.5% ropivacaine alone and in combination with dexmedetomidine for ultrasound guided femoro- sciatic nerve blocks in patients undergoing

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/04/032583

Enrollment

100

Registered

2021-04-06

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: S829- Unspecified fracture of lower leg

Interventions

Intervention1: ultrasound guided femoro-sciatic nerve block.: 0.5%ropivacaine 15ml for femoral block and 20 ml for sciatic block as peripheral nerve block for lower limb surgery and assess the time o

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: age group between 18 to 65 years. Patients undergoing below knee surgeries of 1-2 hrs with haemoglobin atleast 9gm/dl. patients belonging to ASA(american society of anaesthesiologist) grade I,II and III.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients not willing to participate in the study. Uncooperative patients. Patients with chronic pain or on long term analgesics. Any known hypersensitivity or contraindication to ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine. Local pathology at the site of injection or disability limiting the performance of the block. Pregnant, lactating mothers. Inadequate block necessitating institution of general anaesthesia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
duration of sensory and motor block with quality of anaesthesiaTimepoint: 4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
onset of sensory and motor block intraoperative and postoperative hemodynamics perioperative sedation adverse effects if anyTimepoint: 24 hrs	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Kavita Jain

JLN medical college Ajmer

drkavitajain15@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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