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Comparison of two groups of drugs for post operative pain management in lower abdominal surgeries.

COMPARISON OF LEVOBUPIVACAINE WITH DEXAMETHASONE VS LEVOBUPIVACAINE FOR ULTRA SOUND GUIDED TRANVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK IN LOWER ABDOMINAL SURGERIES IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN CHENGELPATTU DISTRICT â?? A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/09/036164
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-09-02
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: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: LEVOBUPIVACAINE: 28ml of 0.25% levobupivacaine with 2ml of distilled water is given for TAP block after completion of the surgery. Control Intervention1: LEVOBUPIVACAINE WITH DEXAMETHAS

Sponsors

Dr Preeti E
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients of either sex aged between 18 - 60 years Patients belonging to ASA class I - II posted for elective lower abdominal surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant and lactating females. BMI Ë? 30kg/m2 Patients allergic to local anesthetics and dexamethasone Patients having local site infections Patients having any bleeding coagulopathy disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the efficacy of addition of dexamethasone to levobupivacaine in terms of duration of block and time for first rescue analgesia based on visual analogue scale. Timepoint: 1st,2nd, 4th, 8th, 16th and 24th hours—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
to compare the hemodynamic parameters like heart rate, spo2,respiratory rate, blood pressure, map between the two groupsTimepoint: post operatively until 24 hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrPreeti E

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