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Comparison of Dexamethasone and Magnesium Sulfate as an addition to Ropivacaine for Transverse Abdominis Plane Block in elective Cesarean section delivery under Spinal anesthesia for Post-Operative pain relief in central referral hospital, Gangtok

Comparative evaluation of Dexamethasone and Magnesium Sulfate as an Adjuvant to Ropivacaine for Transverse Abdominis Plane Block in Elective Cesarean section delivery for Post-Operative Analgesia in central referral hospital, Gangtok: A Triple blind randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/04/033211
Enrollment
90
Registered
2021-04-28
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: O00-O9A- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Interventions

Intervention1: Bilateral Transverse Abdominis Plane Block at the end of cesarean section: under all aseptic precaution, ultrasound guided bilateral Transverse Abdominis Plane Block will be performed.

Sponsors

Sikkim Manipal Institute Of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All parturient > 18 years undergoing lower segment caesarean section under spinal anesthesia 2. Parturient with ASA grade I and II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. refusal to give consent 2. history of drug allergy or local anesthetic toxicity 3. BMI >35kg/m2 and pregnancy weight 4. Contraindications to regional anesthesia (bleeding diathesis, infection at the site of block and peripheral neuropathy) 5. pregnancy induced complications like pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, gestational diabetes 6. intra-operative complications like post-partum hemorrhage

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To find the duration of analgesia which is the time to the first request for additional analgesics (TFA)Timepoint: Time duration starting from time of TAP BLOCK till patient complains of pain or VAS4—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. assess the post-operative pain quality by Visual analogue scale (VAS) score at rest and movement 2. opioid consumption over 24 h after surgery 3. patient satisfaction score 4. post-operative nausea score 5. side-effects if any Timepoint: for period of 24 hours from the time of TAP block administered—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactLhamo Dolma

Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences.

Lhadol30@gmail.com8860394768

Outcome results

None listed

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