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A study to determine the effectiveness and safety of fentanyl as an additive to ropivacaine in epidural anesthesia for surgeries below umbilicus

THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF FENTANYL AS AN ADJUVANT TO O.75 PERCENT ISOBARIC ROPIVACAINE IN EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA FOR INFRAUMBILICAL SURGERIES - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/086877
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-05-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA WITH 0.75 PERCENT ISOBARIC ROPIVACAINE WITH FENTANYL AS AN ADJUVANT: ONSET AND DURATION OF SENSORY AND MOTOR BLOCK IS MONITORED Control Intervention1: EPIDURAL ANEST

Sponsors

JSS ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA STATUS 1 AND 2 PATIENTS UNDERGOING INFRAUMBILICAL SURGERY WHO REQUIRE EPIDURAL ANAESTHESIA

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ASA 3 AND ABOVE EMERGENCY SURGERY COAGULOPATHY PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY PATIENTS WITH KNOWN HYPERSENSITIVITY TO LOCAL ANAESTHETIC DRUG

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
TO COMPARE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF 0.75 PERCENT ISOBARIC ROPIVACAINE WITH 50 MCG FENTANYL AS AN ADJUVANT VERSUS PLAIN 0.75 PERCENT ISOBARIC ROPIVACAINE IN INFRAUMBILICAL SURGERYTimepoint: FROM POSITIONING OF THE PATIENT FOR EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA TILL RETURN OF SENSATION TO PIN PRICK AT S1—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare heart rate, mean arterial blood pressures among two groups Timepoint: FROM POSITIONING FOR EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA TILL 2 HOURS AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF ANESTHESIA—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRAGHAVENDRA BABU T

JSS ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

dr.babu77@gmail.com9591107777

Outcome results

None listed

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