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TO FIND OUT THE EFFECT OF CLONIDINE USED ALONGWITH 0.5% BUPIVACAINE IN ESP BLOCK FOR BREAST SURGERIES WHICH IS A TYPE OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

To evaluate the effect of clonidine as an adjuvant to 0.5% ropivacaine in ESP block for post operative analgesia in breast surgeries: RCT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/09/036793
Enrollment
72
Registered
2021-09-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C50- Malignant neoplasm of breast

Interventions

Intervention1: ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE BLOCK: Patients in both groups will be receiving ESP block on the side of surgery.The blocks will be performed under aseptic precautions 30 minutes before surgery w

Sponsors

AIIMS JODHPUR
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: PATIENTS WITH ASA PHYSICAL STATUS 1 AND/OR 2 AND UNDERGOING UNILATERAL MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE STUDY

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: PATIENTS REFUSAL,PREGNANT PATIENTS,PATIENTS WITH BASELINE COGNITIVE DEFICITS,COAGULOPATHY,LIVER AND RENAL DYSFUNCTION,KNOWN ALLERGY TO AMIDE LOCAL ANAESTHETICS OR OPIOID WILL BE EXCLUDED

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
TO DETERMINE THE EFFICACY OF USING CLONIDINE AS AN ADJUVANT IN ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE BLOCK IN TERMS OF DURATION OF ANALGESIA DEFINED AS TIME FROM ESP BLOCK TO FIRST RESCUE ANALGESIC,PATIENT DEMAND OR VAS GREATER THAN 4,AFTER BREAST SURGERIESTimepoint: VAS SCORE WILL BE RECORDED EVERY 30 MINS TILL 2 HRS IN PACU AND THEN AT 2,4,6,8,12TH HOUR TILL 24HOURS IN THE WARD

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
ONSET OF SENSORY BLOCKTimepoint: BLOCK COMPLETION TO GRADE 1 SENSORY BLOCK;NUMBER OF DERMATOMES BLOCKEDTimepoint: BLOCK COMPLETION TO GRADE 1 SENSORY BLOCK;QUALITY OF ANALGESIA BY VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALETimepoint: FROM ESP BLOCK TO FIRST RESCUE ANALGESIC;TOTAL ANALGESIC REQUIREMENTTimepoint: 24 HOUR POSTOPERATIVELY;ADVERSE EFFECTS/COMPLICATIONS IF ANYTimepoint: FROM ESP BLOCK TO 24 HOUR POSTOPERATIVELY;DURATION OF SENSORY BLOCKTimepoint: FROM ESP BLOCK TO ONSET OF PAIN

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSHREYA NEOGY

AIIMS JODHPUR

docbpali@gmail.com9588089378

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026