Comparison of plain local anaesthetic (ropivacaine)and adding a adjuvant (dexmedetomidine)drug with local anaesthetic (ropivacaine)for post hernia surgery for pain relief by muscle (traversus abdominis )plane sensory block

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ROPIVACAINE AND ROPIVACAINE WITH DEXMEDETOMIDINE IN TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK FOR POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA AND EARLY MOBILIZATION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ELECTIVE INGUINAL HERNIORHAPHY

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/12/048038

Enrollment

Registered

2022-12-13

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-01-09

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Control Intervention1: Dexmedetomidine: Adding Dexmedetomidine to Ropivacaine in TAP blocks for prolong analgesia when compared to Ropivacaine alone Control Intervention2: Dexmedetomidine with ropiva

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Asa 1 and 2 After patients consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Asa3 and above Systemic illness Pregnant women

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare better post operative pain management with ropivacaine and ropivacaine with dexmedetomidine by transversest abdominal plan block undergoing elective inguinal herniorhaphyTimepoint: 24 hrs	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To reduce analgesia drugs and other pain drugs which causes side effectsTimepoint: 24hrs	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSuresh Kumar

Aarupadai Veedu medical college

rajkumarsuresh7708@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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