A STUDY TO COMPARE ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF DEXAMETHASONE VERSUS TRAMADOL AS ADJUVANT TO CAUDAL ROPIVACAINE IN LOWER ABDOMINAL SURGERIES IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS UNDER GENERAL ANAESTHESIA

A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED STUDY TO COMPARE ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF DEXAMETHASONE VERSUS TRAMADOL AS ADJUVANT TO CAUDAL ROPIVACAINE IN LOWER ABDOMINAL SURGERIES IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS UNDER GENERAL ANAESTHESIA AT SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE, JAIPUR - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/11/097054

Enrollment

Registered

2025-11-07

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K929- Disease of digestive system, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Caudal block: 0.1 mg per kg Dexamethasone as an adjuvant to caudal 0.75ml per kg of 0.2 %ropivacaine Control Intervention1: Caudal block: 2 mg per kg injection Tramadol as an adjuvant t

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents/Guardian willing to give consent for the study Children undergoing elective lower abdominal surgery Age ranging between 1 to 7 years of Patients of either sex ASA grade I & II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of allergic reactions to drugs used in study Local infection at the proposed site of puncture for caudal block History of developmental delay History of neurological deficit or vertebral deformity Patients on anticoagulant therapy and H/O coagulation disorders Patient should not be a part of any other study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess and compare the difference in mean time (in minutes) for the need of first rescue analgesia among the three groups. To assess and compare difference in mean Ramsay Sedation Score at different time intervals postoperative period (at every ½ hour for 2 hours then every hour till 6 hours, then every 3 hours till 12 hours then every 6 hours till 24 hours) To assess and compare difference in mean CHEOPS Score at different time intervals (at every ½ hour for 2 hours then every hour till 6 hours, then every 3 hours till 12 hours then every 6 hours till 24 hours) post-operatively.Timepoint: 30 min. 60 min	—

Measure

Time frame

To assess and compare the difference in mean time (in minutes) for the need of first rescue analgesia among the three groups. To assess and compare difference in mean Ramsay Sedation Score at different time intervals postoperative period (at every ½ hour for 2 hours then every hour till 6 hours, then every 3 hours till 12 hours then every 6 hours till 24 hours) To assess and compare difference in mean CHEOPS Score at different time intervals (at every ½ hour for 2 hours then every hour till 6 hours, then every 3 hours till 12 hours then every 6 hours till 24 hours) post-operatively.Timepoint: 30 min. 60 min

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess and compare Hemodynamic changes: -HR, MBP, SBP and DBP, Spo2 Complication if any Timepoint: 30 min 60 min	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr ANITA MEENA

Sms medical college

chatterjeerama30@gmail.com9828622026

Outcome results

None listed

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