A study comparing pain relief and safety of epidural morphine alone versus epidural morphine with dexamethasone after lower abdominal surgeries.

A Comparison of Safety and Effectiveness of Epidural Morphine Versus Epidural Morphine with Dexamethasone for Post Operative Analgesia in Infraumbilical Surgeries - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/09/094676

Enrollment

Registered

2025-09-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: morphine: patient will be given epidural topup with 1mg morphine diluted to 10ml with normal saline Control Intervention1: morphine with dexamethasone: patient will be given epidural to

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: American Society Of Anaesthesiologist grade I and II Patients willing to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women patients with history of long term use of corticosteroids or any analgesics patients with history of allergy to study drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the duration of postoperative analgesia between epidural morphine versus combination of epidural morphine with dexamethasone among patients undergoing infraumbilical surgeriesTimepoint: 24 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
to compare adverse effects and hemodynamic changes between two groupsTimepoint: 24 hours	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Santhosh M C B

Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences

mcbsanthu@gmail.com9886811263

Outcome results

None listed

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