Comparison of action of ropivacaine with or without dexamethasone in ultrasound guided TAP block for post operative pain relief in patient undergoing uterus removal surgery under spinal anaesthesia.

“comparison of the effectiveness of injection ropivacaine hydrochloride (0.25%) + injection dexamethasone(1ml) versus injection ropivacaine hydrochloride (0.25%) + injection normal saline(1ml) in ultrasound guided bilateral transverse abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in elective abdominal hysterectomy under subarachnoid block: randomized , double blind study.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/01/061809

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-24

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-03-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N959- Unspecified menopausal and perimenopausal disorder

Interventions

Intervention1: inj dexamethasone (1ml): inj dexamethasone 4mg (1ml)+ inj ropivacaine hydrochloride (0.25%) 15ml on each side given via transverse abdominis plane block to observe analgesia at 2hr, 4hr

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing elective abdominal hysterectomy under subarachnoid block. 2. Age: 30-60 years. 3. ASA(American society of anaesthesiology) physical status I and II.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who does not give informed written consent. 2. History of allergy to study drug (ropivacaine) 3. patient on any form of analgesic therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the duration of post operative analgesiaTimepoint: 24 hr	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1)To compare the changes in hemodynamic parameters 2) To compare requirements of rescue analgesic dosages 3) To compare side effects and complicationsTimepoint: 24 hr	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Chandrika v Bhut

Department of anaesthesiology,sir T General hospital, bhavnagar.

dr.chandrika62@gmail.com9998994194

Outcome results

None listed

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