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Comparison of pain relief in patients given local anaesthetic drugs through lower limb nerve catheters and systemic analgesics via peripheral intravenous route during ward side wound care dressing procedures.

Efficacy of analgesia through Perineural Catheters versus Systemic Analgesia for lower limb wound care related procedural pain in the hospital ward setting – A Randomised Crossover Non - Inferiority Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/04/065852
Enrollment
120
Registered
2024-04-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: L088- Other specified local infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Interventions

Intervention1: Sciatic nerve catheter and adductor canal catheter placement: Under ultrasound guidance an 18 G epidural catheter will be placed in the sub para-neural compartment of the popliteal scia

Sponsors

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Below knee

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pre-existing cognitive dysfunction Infection at the site of catheter insertion Critically ill Pregnancy History of allergy to the study drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of pain using the verbal descriptor scale. Timepoint: 4 hours after the dressing.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess patient satisfaction about the pain relief during the wound care proceduresTimepoint: 4 hours after the dressing.;To identify the incidence of neuropsychiatric effects of ketamine Timepoint: 4 hours after the dressing;To measure and compare the hemodynamic changes between both the methods. Timepoint: Baseline pre-procedure,every 10 minutes during dressing, post procedure.;To measure the incidence of post procedural nausea and vomiting via PONV Impact scale.Timepoint: 4 hours after the dressing

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Charulatha R

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute

ravindrancharulatha@gmail.com9894909652

Outcome results

None listed

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