A double blinded three arm study comparing administration of local anaesthetics intraperitoneally to reduce post-operative laparoscopic pain.

A double blinded three arm study comparing administration of saline, levobupivacaine, levobupivacaine with dexmedetomidine intraperitoneally to reduce post-operative laparoscopic pain. - nil

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/03/105656

Enrollment

Registered

2026-03-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K00-K95- Diseases of the digestive system

Interventions

Intervention1: Intraperitoneal instillation of saline in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery.: Administration of 0.9% saline intraperitoneally by irrigation cannula for 1 minute in patients under

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.ASA grade -I 2.ASA grade-II 3.Age group between 18 and 70 years undergoing laparoscopic procedure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Previous history of allergies to the study drug.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the postoperative pain scores VAS among patients receiving intraperitoneal levobupivacaine, levobupivacaine with dexmedetomidine and normal saline.Timepoint: 24 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
-To measure the duration of analgesia provided by 0.9% normal saline ,0.5% levobupivacaine, 0.5% levobupivacaine with 1mcg/kg dexmedetomidine. -To measure the total doses of analgesic (opioid) consumption in each group. Timepoint: 24 HOURS	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactLijoe Reuben

Pondicherry Institute of medical sciences

jeenu18@gmail.com6385525552

Outcome results

None listed

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