Regional Block for Inguinal Hernia Surgery

Analgesic efficacy of Dexmedetomidine versus Magnesium Sulfate as an adjuvant to Ropivacaine in Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric nerve block for unilateral Open Inguinal Hernia Repair under Spinal Anaesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/04/066048

Enrollment

120

Registered

2024-04-22

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K40- Inguinal hernia

Interventions

Intervention1: USG guided Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric (IIIH) nerve block: Group 1- IIIH block with 10 ml of 0.5% Ropivacaine Intervention2: USG guided Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric (IIIH) nerv

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients posted for unilateral inguinal hernia repair under spinal anaesthesia, 2. Age 18-60 years, 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindication to peripheral nerve blocks 2. Pre-existing neuropathy 3. Coagulopathy 4. BMI = 35 kg/m² 5. Chronic use of analgesics 6. Patients with cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time to the requirement of first dose of rescue analgesicTimepoint: in minutes	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Total opioid consumption (‘morphine equivalents in milligrams’) in postoperative period, 2. Intraoperative- Heart Rate (HR), Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP), Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) and, SpO2 every 5 minutes for the first 30 minutes of surgery and then every 15 minutes till the end of surgery, 3. Postoperative- Modified Ramsay Sedation Scale score at 0, 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th hour, 4. Postoperative- Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score at 0, 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th hour, 5. Incidence of adverse effects like nausea, vomiting, hypotension, bradycardia, hematoma. Timepoint: VAS score and modified Ramsay sedation Scale score at 0, 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th hour	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Total opioid consumption (‘morphine equivalents in milligrams’) in postoperative period, 2. Intraoperative- Heart Rate (HR), Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP), Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) and, SpO2 every 5 minutes for the first 30 minutes of surgery and then every 15 minutes till the end of surgery, 3. Postoperative- Modified Ramsay Sedation Scale score at 0, 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th hour, 4. Postoperative- Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score at 0, 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th hour, 5. Incidence of adverse effects like nausea, vomiting, hypotension, bradycardia, hematoma. Timepoint: VAS score and modified Ramsay sedation Scale score at 0, 3rd, 6th, 12th and 24th hour

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Laxman Kumar Senapati

Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences

laxman.senapati@kims.ac.in7325919472

Outcome results

None listed

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