Efficacy of dexmedetomidine versus dexamethasone in regional anaesthesia

Efficacy of dexmedetomidine versus dexamethasone as adjuvants in ultrasound guided infraclavicular block for forearm surgeries â?? A randomized controlled trial - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/08/056080

Enrollment

Registered

2023-08-03

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine as adjuvant with Ropivacaine infraclavicular block: 1 mcg/kg dexmedetomidine would be administered along with 20ml of 0.5% Ropivacaine in infraclavicular blo

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Belonging American society of anaesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status grade I and II. Patient posted for elective forearm surgeries under infraclavicular block.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Uncooperative patient. Morbidly obese patient (BMI >40/kg/m2). Pregnant or lactating women. Allergy or addiction to study drugs. Coagulopathies. Pre-existing peripheral neuropathies.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Duration for sensory block (in mintues)Timepoint: 24 hour postoperative period	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Onset time for sensory block (min) Onset for motor block (min) Duration for motor block (min) Total consumption of rescue analgesia (mg) Time to first analgesic requirementTimepoint: 24 hour postoperative period	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSASWATI DAS

KALINGA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

saswati.das@kims.ac.in9910760328

Outcome results

None listed

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