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To compare if dexamethasone is superior to dexamethasone when added to a block solution for providing regional anaesthesia via supraclavicular block in upper limb orthopedic surgeries

Comparision of effectiveness of tramadol to dexamethasone as an adjuvant to levobupivacaine in pns guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block using perfusion index as one of the assessment parameters : a randomized double blinded study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/05/052472
Enrollment
80
Registered
2023-05-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: S50-S59- Injuries to the elbow and forearm

Interventions

Intervention1: Comparision of effectiveness of tramadol to dexamethasone as an adjuvant to levobupivacaine in pns guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block: Group A will be receiving levobupivacain

Sponsors

B.J. Medical College and Sassoon HoSpital, Pune
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with ASA grade I and II 2. Both sexes 3. Age group between 18-60 years 4. Elective orthopaedic upper limb Surgical procedures 5. Surgeries of expected duration of 45mins to 120 minutes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who refused to give consent to the study 2. A documented sensitivity to the drug in past 3. Patients with bleeding diathesis and coagulopathy 4. Age 60 years 5. ASA grading III and IV 6. Patient on anti-hypertensive, anxiolytics and anti-epileptic 7. Pregnancy 8. Morbidly obese 9. Patients for emergency procedures 10. Patients with Neurological and Psychiatric Illness 11. Patients with underlying cardiac, hepatic and renal disease 12. Local site infections

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Onset of sensory and motor blockade 2. Duration of sensory and motor blockade 3. Effectiveness of Dexamethasone and tramadol as an adjuvant using PI 4. Quality of analgesia in both groups 5. Duration of post operative analgesia 6. Side effects and complications if any to use of tramadol and dexamethasoneTimepoint: 1.Onset and duration of sensory as well as motor analgesia at induction and every 5 mins after that till 30 mins and every 15 after that. 2.PI for both groups during induction and 10 mins after induction(PI of 3.3 or more at10min signifies block success) 3.Duration of postoperative analgesia.(will be assessed every 15 mins till the patient complaints of pain in post operative period)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
not applicableTimepoint: not applicable—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public Contactsanjana S Chincholikar

B.J. Medical College and Sassoon Hospital, Pune

sureshinde@gmail.com7709826608

Outcome results

None listed

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