Using Dexamethasone with Local Anaesthetic to make Nerve Block last longer in Arm Surgery

Effect of Addition of Dexamethasone to Mixture of 2% Lidocaine with Adrenaline and 0.5% Ropivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block for Upper Limb Orthopaedic Surgery;A Randomised Double Blind Controlled Trial. - N IL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/08/093650

Enrollment

Registered

2025-08-26

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Supraclavicular Brachial plexus block: Duration of analgesia is compared between mixture of 2 percentage Lidocaine with Adrenaline 10ml and 0.5 percentage Ropivacaine 15ml with or witho

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patient with American Society of Anaesthesiologist physical status 1-2, Scheduled for elective upper limb below mid humerus level of duration 1-2 hours orthopedic surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal,uncooperative patient,infection at site of infection,history of allergy to the study drug,bleeding disorder and coagulopathies,history of convulsion ,sever neurological deficites.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Increase in The Duration of Post Operative AnalgesiaTimepoint: 0min,30min,1hr,3hr,6hr,9hr,12hr,18hr,24hr.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Total Duration Of Sensory Block & Total Duration Of Motor BlockTimepoint: 0min,30min,1hr,3hr,6hr,9hr,12hr,18hr,24hr.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Khemraj Meena

Department of Anaesthesiology R.N.T. Medical College Udaipur

Khemraj10@gmail,com9414759782

Outcome results

None listed

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