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COMPARISON OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE VS DEXAMETHASONE AS AN ADJUVANT FOR LEVOBUPIVACAINE IN ULTRASOUND GUIDED SUPRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK IN UPPER LIMB SURGERIES

COMPARISON OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE VERSES DEXAMETHASONE AS AN ADJUVANT FOR LEVOBUPIVACAINE IN ULTRASOUND GUIDED SUPRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK IN UPPER LIMB SURGERIES - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/01/078860
Enrollment
70
Registered
2025-01-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M968- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified Health Condition 2: M968- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: supraclavicular brachial plexus block: infiltration of drug in trucks of brachial plexus using ultrasound guidance Control Intervention1: DEXAMETHASONE: Receving perineural 0.5% levobu

Sponsors

SRI SIDDHARTHA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL TUMKUR
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Patients of ASA physical status grade1 and grade2 • Age between 18-60 years • Undergoing upper limb surgery under supraclavicular block. Sex: Both females and males

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Infection at injection site. 2)Pre-existing peripheral neuropathy. 3)History of allergy to any of the study drugs. 4)Peripheral vascular disease. 5)Suspected coagulopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome Onset of action Timepoint: 5MIN, 10MIN, 15MIN, 20MIN

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcome - Duration of sensory & motor blockadeTimepoint: 0 hrs,4hrs,8hrs,12hrs,24hrs postoperatively

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR SHIVAKUMAR B S

SRI SIDDHARTHA MEDICAL COLLEGE

drshiva76@yahoo.com8971837477

Outcome results

None listed

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