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Comparison of drugs infiltration along spinal epidural needle pathway to prevent backache after lower abdominal surgeries

Comparison of lignocaine – dexamethasone and lignocaine – triamcinolone infiltration along spinal epidural needle pathway to prevent backache after lower abdominal surgeries - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/08/057040
Enrollment
100
Registered
2023-08-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-18

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: N998- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system

Interventions

Intervention1: measure VAS score: 24 hrs, 48hrs, 72 hrs, 3 month. Control Intervention1: Pain during epidural needle placement patient satisfaction on Likert scale: 24hrs, 48hrs, 72hrs, 3 months

Sponsors

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit
Lead Sponsor
Operation Theater
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of either sex, Aged 18-60 years ASA grade I-II Urological and lower abdominal surgeries under Combined Spinal Epidural Anaesthesia (CSE)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal Pregnancy Morbid obesity (BMI = 40 kg/m2) Patients on anticoagulant therapy Allergy to used drugs Patients with bleeding disorders Contraindications of neuraxial block History of chronic backache History of spine surgery Chronic use of opioids and/or analgesics

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the incidence of backache after administration of lignocaine with dexamethasone vs lignocaine with triamcinolone after combined spinal epidural anesthesiaTimepoint: To compare the incidence of backache after administration of lignocaine with dexamethasone vs lignocaine with triamcinolone after combined spinal epidural anesthesia—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
• To measure VAS score at 24 hrs, 48hrs, 72 hrs, 3 month. • Surgical outcome • Healing outcome • Hemodynamic changes • Pain during epidural needle placement patient satisfaction on Likert scale. • To compare severity of spinal epidural backache. • To study the complications of study drugs. • Pain during epidural needle placement. Timepoint: 24 hrs, 48hrs, 72 hrs, 3 month—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactProf GP Singh

King Georges Medical University Lucknow

gpsinghkgmu@gmail.com9415023076

Outcome results

None listed

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