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A comparative study of combined perineural Dexamethasone and Dexmedetomidine versus perineural Dexamethasone alone as adjuvants to Ropivacaine in adductor canal block for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.

A randomized prospective comparative study of combined perineural Dexamethasone and Dexmedetomidine versus perineural Dexamethasone alone as adjuvants to Ropivacaine in adductor canal block for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty under subarachnoid block

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/053586
Enrollment
58
Registered
2023-06-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-26

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee

Interventions

Intervention1: Adductor canal block, Ropivacaine, Dexamethasone, Dexmedetomidine: Ultrasound guided adductor canal block with 30 ml of 0.5% Ropivacaine along with Dexamethasone 4 mg & Dexmedetomidine

Sponsors

Tata Main Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing elective primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty under subarachnoid block ASA grades I-III

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients refusing to participate in the study History of allergy to local anesthetics Patients with coagulopathy or infection at the site of block Patients with psychiatric illness or cognitive dysfunction who cannot use the patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) Patients having neuromuscular deficits, severe COPD, renal deficiency, severely compromised cardiovascular status Patients with body mass index (BMI) of > 35 kg/m2

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Total opioid (Morphine) consumption in the first 24 hours postoperativelyTimepoint: Total opioid (Morphine) consumption in the first 24 hours postoperatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Episodes of hypotension, bradycardia and desaturation Timepoint: In the first 48 hours postoperatively;Functional outcome by TUG test (in seconds)Timepoint: At 48 hours postoperatively ;NRS pain scoresTimepoint: At 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42 and 48 hours postoperatively, both at rest and with movement;Opioid (Morphine) consumptionTimepoint: At 48 hours postoperatively;Quadriceps muscle strength assessment by Manual Muscle Testing score (MMT) Timepoint: At 24 and 48 hours postoperatively;Ramsay sedation score Timepoint: at 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 20, 36, 42 and 48 hours postoperatively;Time to first requirement of rescue analgesia Timepoint: Not Applicable

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRavi Kant

Tata Main Hospital

bhanu.swain@tatasteel.com8250308598

Outcome results

None listed

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