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Effect of two doses of dexamethasone with pudendal nerve block on post operative analgesia in paediatric perineal surgeries

Comparison of postoperative analgesic effects of two doses of dexamethasone added to ropivacaine in ultrasound guided pudendal nerve block for paediatric perineal surgeries: a prospective randomized trial - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/053772
Enrollment
42
Registered
2023-06-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: perineural dexamethasone 50 mcg/kg: 50 mcg/kg of perineural dexamethasone added as adjuvant to ropivacaine in ultrasound guided pudendal nerve block. total procedure takes approximately

Sponsors

AIIMS Bibinagar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 1-14 years, ASA grade 1 and ASA grade 2 patients coming for elective perineal surgeries

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with neurological or neuromuscular disorders, a history of hemorrhage, coagulation disorders, allergy to the drugs being used in the study, an inguinal incision required for surgery or any contraindication to regional anesthesia will not be included in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of postoperative analgesiaTimepoint: pain scores will be measured every 30 minutes after surgery until the first rescue analgesia administration.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
to find the incidence of perioperative adverse effects like nausea, vomiting, brady cardia, arrhythmias, desaturation, etcTimepoint: intra operative & post operative period until patient discharge. during surgery hemodynamics will be recorded every 30 minutes & 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 10 minutes & every hourly during the postoperative period until the patient requires rescue nalgesia.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAyya Syama Sundar

AIIMS Bibinagar, Hyderabad

sasyasyama@gmail.com08179309677

Outcome results

None listed

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