Comparision between two groups of medicines for post-operative pain management for lower abdominal surgeries

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EPIDURAL ROPIVACAINE AND ROPIVACAINE WITH DEXMEDITOMIDINE FOR POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA IN LOWER ABDOMINAL SURGERIES IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, CHENGALPATTU DISTRICT- A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/08/035440

Enrollment

121

Registered

2021-08-05

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-01-09

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Dexmeditomidine: Dexmeditomidine 50micrograms is given diluting it to 1cc with distilled water along with Ropivacaine 20cc epidurally after placing the epidural catheterat the starting

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patient aged between 20-60 years of both sex 2. Patients belonging to ASA class 1 and 2 posted for elective lower abdominal surgeries. 3. Weight >50kgs. 4. Height 150-180cms.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal for regional anesthesia. 2. Pregnancy and lactation. 3. Patient posted for emergency surgeries. 4. Obese patient with BMI >30. 5. Patients having a) Raised intra cranial pressure b) Severe hypovolemia c) Bleeding coagulopathy d) Local infections e) Uncontrolled hypertension/ diabetes mellitus f) Neurological disorders and deformities of spine g) Cardiac diseases, Hepatic diseases h) Allergic to local anesthetic and Dexmedetomidine

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the analgesic effect of the study drugs and control used in the post operative periodTimepoint: 18 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the hemodynamic state of the study population in the post operative peTimepoint: 18 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sai Teja Mathi

Shri sathya sai medical College and research institute

dr.vijay@live.in9444877188

Outcome results

None listed

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