Compare the anaesthetic efficay of bupivacaine and levobupivacaine in brachial plexus block in upper limb surgeries.

A randomised controlled trial comparing anaesthetic efficacy of 0.5 percentage Bupivacaine and 0.5 percentage Levobupivacaine in supra-clavicular brachial plexus block with peripheral nerve stimulator in upper limb surgeries. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/03/081561

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-03

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: supraclavicular brachial plexus block: 30ml of 0.5 percentage bupivacaine and levobupivacaine Control Intervention1: Levobupivacaine: 30ml of 0.5 percentage levobupivacaine

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of either sex, aged 18 60 years, belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) physical status class I and II willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Who refuses to give consent. 2. With severe cardiac, renal, endocrine, pulmonary disease. 3. Who are allergic to study drugs. 4. Who is having a local site infection. 5. With hemi-diaphragmatic paralysis on opposite side of surgery 6. With any psychological disorder who would interfere with assessment of pain. 7. With a history of brachial plexus injury. 8. With bilateral upper limb surgery and fracture. 9. With a heart rate less than 60/minute

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Onset and duration of Sensory block 2. Onset and duration of motor blockTimepoint: Onset of sensory and motor blockade will be monitored every two minutes for the first 20 minutes and then every five minutes till 30 minutes.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Hemodynamic parameters including HR, SBP, DBP 2. Complications include hypotension, bradycardia, pneumothorax,nausea, vomiting and pruritus. 3. Duration of postoperative analgesia. 4. Time for first rescue analgesia.Timepoint: 0 minute 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes and assess time period upto 24 hours	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sumitra Kanojiya

Maharaja Agrasen Medical College and Hospital

drsumitrakanojiya@gmail.com8307994393

Outcome results