Study to compare dexamethasone and dexmeditomidine as additive with local anaesthetic in shoulder surgeries.

A comparative study to know the analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine as adjuvant to levobupivacaine for interscalene brachial plexus block in patients undergoing orthopaedic shoulder surgeries - A randomised clinical trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/05/067288

Enrollment

Registered

2024-05-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-28

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: comparative study to know the analgesic efficacy of dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine as adjuvant to levobupivacaine for interscalene brachial plexus block in patients undergoing orthop

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients admitted for shoulder surgeries under interscalene brachial plexus block with ASA grade I and II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Infection at the site of injection. 2. Known allergy/hypersensitivity to local anaesthetic drug. 3. presence of coagulopathies. 4. A history of cardiac, respiratory, hepatic and renal failure and those who refused local amaesthesia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Assess onset and duration of sensory block. 2. Assess onset and duration of motor block. 3. To evaluate additive effects of dexamethasone and dexmeditomidine to levobupivacaineTimepoint: baseline	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To monitor intraoperative hemodynamic stability.Timepoint: baseline;To study the time taken for first rescue analgesia & requirement of total dose of rescue analgesia.Timepoint: 24 hours;To study ISBPB related post operative complications.Timepoint: 24 hours;Assessment of post operative visual analogue scores for both groups at 2, 6, 8, 10, & 12 hours after surgery, patient satisfaction score at 24hTimepoint: 24 hours	—

Measure

Time frame

To monitor intraoperative hemodynamic stability.Timepoint: baseline;To study the time taken for first rescue analgesia & requirement of total dose of rescue analgesia.Timepoint: 24 hours;To study ISBPB related post operative complications.Timepoint: 24 hours;Assessment of post operative visual analogue scores for both groups at 2, 6, 8, 10, & 12 hours after surgery, patient satisfaction score at 24hTimepoint: 24 hours

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Prabhu S Angadi

Shri B M Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre Vijayapur.

drvijaykatti@gmail.com9844585900

Outcome results

None listed

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