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Effect of two different doses of type of steroid for pain control after surgery of spine.

Effect of two different doses of pre emptive dexamethasone on post operative analgesia in lumbar spine surgeries : a prospective randomised clinical study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/053882
Enrollment
70
Registered
2023-06-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Dexamethasone 0.1 mg/kg: Dexamethasone 0.1 mg/kg will be administered IV, once only, 1 hour before induction of anesthesia Control Intervention1: Dexamethasone 0.2 mg/kg: Dexamethasone

Sponsors

Dr Priyanka S
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18 to 60 years posted for elective lumbar spine surgery Patients undergoing 3 or less levels of laminectomy and fixation American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) physical status 1 and 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal for the study Duration of surgery extending to more than 4 hours. Has any known allergy or contraindication to dexamethasone Has received chronic steroid or opioids Has uncontrolled diabetic mellitus , had previous lumbar spine surgery, hepatic or renal impairment. Pregnant or lactating female

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare & determine the postoperative analgesic efficacy of two different doses of dexamethasone administered preemptively by Visual analogue scale(VAS) in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgeries. Timepoint: every 6th hourly uptil 48th hour—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
to check the number of rescue analgesia requiredTimepoint: till 48th hour—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Athira Shankar

Kempegowda Insitute Of Medical Sciences, Bangalore

priya1685@gmail.com9844828926

Outcome results

None listed

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