To see effect of two drugs in regional anesthesia for elbow and hand surgeries.

Efficacy of Dexamethasone vs Dexmedetomidine as adjuvant to 0.5% Ropivacaine in ultrasound guided costoclavicular brachial plexus block: A randomized controlled trial. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/04/065149

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-03

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: 0.5% Ropivacaine with dexamethasone. : Group-1: DM-CC-BPB – USG guided costoclavicular brachial plexus block with 20 ml of 0.5% ropivacaine with 4 mg dexamethasone once in the preoperat

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status (ASA) I-III 2.Age 18-70 years. 3. Patients scheduled to undergo surgery of the elbow, forearm, wrist, or hand under the costoclavicular block.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Local infection 2. Pre-existing neuropathy 3. Prior surgery of the infraclavicular fossa 4. Allergic to Local Anesthetics 5. Pregnancy and Body Mass Index of more than 30kg/m² 6. Coagulopathies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Motor blockade onsetTimepoint: Motor blockade onset in minutes	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of motor blockadeTimepoint: Duration of motor blockade in minutes;Duration of sensory blockadeTimepoint: Duration of sensory blockade in minutes;Post –operative VAS score to know duration of analgesiaTimepoint: 0,1,2,4,6,12 and 24 hour;Sensory blockade onsetTimepoint: Sensory blockade onset in minutes;Total Analgesic consumptionTimepoint: 24 hours	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ganesh Chandra Satapathy

Kalinga Institute Of Medical Sciences

ganesh.satapathy@kims.ac.in8283872939

Outcome results

None listed

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