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A study to test how well dexamethasone and clonidine help reduce pain after knee surgery using a nerve block.

Comparison of dexamethasone and clonidine with ropivacaine in adductor canal block for post-operative analgesia in elective knee arthroscopic surgeries - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/09/073336
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-09-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-09-16

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: S834- Sprain of collateral ligament of knee Health Condition 2: S835- Sprain of cruciate ligament of knee Health Condition 3: S833- Tear of articular cartilage of knee, current Health Condition 4: S832- Tear of meniscus, current injury

Interventions

Intervention1: Dexamethasone with 0.5% Ropivacaine: Dexamethasone 4mg as an adjuvant with 10ml of 0.5% Ropivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Adductor Canal Block for postoperative analgesia in arthroscop

Sponsors

B S Siddharth
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Age 18 years to 70 years 2 ASA grade I and II. 3 Elective knee arthroscopic surgeries 4 Patients with valid informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Patients not satisfying inclusion criteria 2 Allergy to local anaesthetics or opioids 3 Local infection, bleeding tendency due to anticoagulant therapy 4 Patient refusal for regional anaesthesia 5 Patients with comorbidities 6 Patient with a previous history of ipsilateral lower limb surgery 7 Substance abuse interfering with pain on the strength of opioids 8 Body mass index greater than 30

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.To compare postoperative pain using visual analogue scale pain score at 0, 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours at rest 2.To compare the time to first rescue analgesic administration. 3.To compare total rescue analgesic requirement in 24 hours. Timepoint: 24 hours postoperatively—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare functional status utilizing the TUG (Timed Up and Go) test postoperatively after 24 hoursTimepoint: 24 hours postoperatively;To compare the time to first rescue analgesic administration.Timepoint: 24 hours postoperatively;To compare total rescue analgesic requirement in 24 hours.Timepoint: 24 hours postoperatively—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Varuna Singal

O P Jindal Institute Of Cancer and Cardiac Research

rituchupts3@yahoo.com9896539130

Outcome results

None listed

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