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Comparison of Postoperative Analgesic Effect of Intrathecal Magnesium and Fentanyl Added to Bupivacaine in Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Orthopedic Surgery

The Effects of Intrathecal Magnesium and Fentanyl Added to Bupivacaine on Postoperative Analgesic Requirement in Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Orthopedic Surgery

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01205997
Enrollment
90
Registered
2010-09-21
Start date
2010-08-31
Completion date
2011-01-31
Last updated
2012-10-11

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Conditions

Post Operative Pain

Keywords

magnesium, fentanyl, intrathecal, pain

Brief summary

Magnesium has been suggested that NMDA (N-methyl D-aspartate)receptor antagonists induce preemptive analgesia when administrated before tissue injury , thus decreasing the subsequent sensation of pain. Following Ethics Committee approval and informed patients consent, Ninety patients 20-60 yr old ASA physical status I or II, scheduled for femur surgery under spinal anesthesia, were studied in a prospective, double-blinded, randomized way. The patients were randomly allocated to one of three groups of 30 each. The magnesium group (groupM) received bupivacaine 15mg combined with 0.5ml magnesium 10%,the fentanyl group (group F) received bupivacaine 15mg combined with0.5 ml fentanyl\[25microgram\] and the placebo group (group P) received bupivacaine 15mg combined with 0.5ml distilled water intrathecally . Time to first requirement of analgesic supplement, Sensory block onset time, maximum sensory level , onset of motor block, duration of blockade, hemodynamics variables, the incidence of hypotension, ephedrine requirements, bradycardia ,hypoxemia \[Saturation of peripheral oxygen (SpO2)\<90\], postoperative analgesic requirements and Adverse events, such as sedation, dizziness , Pruritus and postoperative nausea and vomiting were recorded. Patients were instructed preoperatively in the use of the verbal rating scale (VRS) from 0 to 10 (0no pain, 10maximum imaginable pain) for pain assessment. If the VRS exceeded four and the patient requested a supplement analgesic, methadon5 mg intravenously , was to be given for post-operative pain relief as needed .

Interventions

DRUGFentanyl

Ninety patients 20-60 yr old American Society of Anesthesiologists ( ASA) physical status I or II, scheduled for femur surgery under spinal anesthesia, were studied in a prospective, double-blinded, randomized way. The patients were randomly allocated to one of three groups of 30 each. The magnesium group (groupM) received bupivacaine 15mg combined with 0.5ml magnesium 10%,The fentanyl group (group F) received bupivacaine 15mg combined with0.5 ml fentanyl\[25microgram\] and The placebo group (group P) received bupivacaine 15mg combined with 0.5ml distilled water(intrathecally) for each three groups 5 minutes prior to surgery)

DRUGplacebo(distilled water)

Ninety patients 20-60 yr old American Society of Anesthesiologists ( ASA) physical status I or II, scheduled for femur surgery under spinal anesthesia, were studied in a prospective, double-blinded, randomized way. The patients were randomly allocated to one of three groups of 30 each. The magnesium group (groupM) received bupivacaine 15mg combined with 0.5ml magnesium 10%,The fentanyl group (group F) received bupivacaine 15mg combined with0.5 ml fentanyl\[25microgram\] and The placebo group (group P) received bupivacaine 15mg combined with 0.5ml distilled water(intrathecally) for each three groups 5 minutes prior to surgery)

DRUGmagnesium sulphate

Ninety patients 20-60 yr old American Society of Anesthesiologists ( ASA) physical status I or II, scheduled for femur surgery under spinal anesthesia, were studied in a prospective, double-blinded, randomized way. The patients were randomly allocated to one of three groups of 30 each. The magnesium group (groupM) received bupivacaine 15mg combined with 0.5ml magnesium 10%,The fentanyl group (group F) received bupivacaine 15mg combined with0.5 ml fentanyl\[25microgram\] and The placebo group (group P) received bupivacaine 15mg combined with 0.5ml distilled water(intrathecally) for each three groups 5 minutes prior to surgery)

Sponsors

Qazvin University Of Medical Sciences
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

.patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) physical status I and II, undergoing elective femur surgery \-

Exclusion criteria

* significant coexisting disease such as hepato-renal and cardiovascular disease * any contraindication to regional anesthesia such as local infection or ''''bleeding disorders * allergy to opioids * long-term opioid use * history of chronic pain.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to first requirement of analgesic supplementtime to first requirement of analgesic supplement from the time of injection intrathecal anesthetic solutionanalgesic administration was initiated by patient request(verbal rating scale\[ VRS\]\>4)
postoperative analgesic requirements12 hours postoperativepostoperative analgesic requirements will be assessed by verbal rating scale (VRS) from 0 to 10 (0no pain, 10maximum imaginable pain).Each administration was initiated by patient request( VRS\>4)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
the onset of motor block will be assessed by the modified Bromage scoreevery10 seconds following intrathecal injectionThe onset of motor block was defined as the time between the end of injection of the intrathecal anesthetic to Bromage block 1
Sensory block onset time will be assessed by a pinprick testsensory block will be assessed by pinprick test every 10 seconds following intrathecal injectionThe onset of sensory block was defined as the time between the end of injection of the intrathecal anesthetic and the absence of pain at the T10 dermatome
hemodynamic variables is assessed by noninvasive automatic blood pressure measurement and electrocardiogram monitoring5min before the intrathecal injection
duration of motor block will be assessed by the modified Bromage scoreevery 5 minuts following intrathecal injectionduration of motor block was defined the time from intrathecal injection to Bromage score0
duration of sensory block will be assessed by a pinprick testsensory block will be assessed by pinprick test every 5 minuts following intrathecal injectionThe duration of sensory block was defined as the time between the end of injection of the intrathecal anestheticthe time and regression of two segments from the maximum block height

Countries

Iran

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026