Comparing a strong pain killer Morphine against a powerful steroid dexamethasone mixed with a local anaesthetic to see which drug combination is better at keeping your arm numb for a longer time

Comparison of efficacy of Morphine and Dexamethasone as adjunct to Bupivacaine in USG guided supraclavicular Brachial plexus block for postoperative analgesia in fractures of forearm - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/02/104098

Enrollment

Registered

2026-02-17

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M00-M99- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Interventions

Intervention1: Morphine: Injection Morphine 5mg in 1 ml with injection bupivacaine 0.5% 24 ml as single shot in supraclavicular brachial plexus block Control Intervention1: Dexamethasone: injection De

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patient willing to sign informed written consent 2.Patients aged 18-60 years of either sex 3.Patients under American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) Grade I/II 4.Patients posted for elective orthopaedic surgeries of forearm

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Allergy to local anaesthetic agents 2. Infection at the puncture site 3.Preexisting peripheral sensory or motor deficits of upper limbs. 4.Patients under ASA Grade III and IV 5. Pregnant and lactating women

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of postoperative analgesia Onset and duration of sensory blockade Onset and duration of motor blockade Adverse events/complicationsTimepoint: Duration of postoperative analgesia- every half hourly till complain of first pain Onset and duration of sensory blockade-every 5 minutes for 30 minutes Onset and duration of motor blockade -every 5 minutes for 30 minutes Adverse events/complications-every one hour	—

Measure

Time frame

Duration of postoperative analgesia Onset and duration of sensory blockade Onset and duration of motor blockade Adverse events/complicationsTimepoint: Duration of postoperative analgesia- every half hourly till complain of first pain Onset and duration of sensory blockade-every 5 minutes for 30 minutes Onset and duration of motor blockade -every 5 minutes for 30 minutes Adverse events/complications-every one hour

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrChinar Patel

Parul Institute of medical sciences and research

hathichinar@yahoo.com9825149929

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026