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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/12/077852 [Registered on: 09/12/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 07/12/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   adding dexamethasone to bupivacaine as an adjuvant on Ultrasound-guided Transverse Abdominis Plane block in children undergoing appendicectomy:A prospective study 
Scientific Title of Study   Efficacy of adding dexamethasone to bupivacaine on the quality of Ultrasound-guided Transverse Abdominis Plane block in children undergoing appendicectomy: A prospective study 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Anushka sharma  
Designation  Junior resident, Department of Anesthesiology  
Affiliation  DR.DY.PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE 
Address  DR.DY.PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE,HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE,PIMPRI, PUNE

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411018
India 
Phone  7772979608  
Fax    
Email  anushka.as.sharma.2898@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sonal Khatavkar 
Designation  Professor, Department of Anesthesiology 
Affiliation  DR.DY.PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE 
Address  DR.DY.PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE,HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE,PIMPRI, PUNE
Department of Anesthesia
Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411018
India 
Phone  9820434472  
Fax    
Email  ksonal0711@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sonal Khatavkar  
Designation  Professor, department of Anesthesiology 
Affiliation  DR.DY.PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE 
Address  DR.DY.PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE,HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE,PIMPRI, PUNE

Pune
MAHARASHTRA
411018
India 
Phone  9820434472  
Fax    
Email  ksonal0711@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Central Pharmacy, HI Tech 5th Floor , Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College Hospital And Research Centre, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Pincode 411018 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Anushka Sharma  
Address  Department of Anesthesiology 5th floor , HI tech building, DR.DY.PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE, HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE , sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, Pune, , Maharashtra, India, pincode 411018 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Anushka sharma  Dr.D.Y. Patil medical college, hospital and research centre  5th floor, HI tech building department of Anesthesiology, Dr.D.Y. Patil medical college, hospital and research centre, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri,Pune 411018 Pune MAHARASHTRA
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
7772979608

Anushka.as.Sharma.2898@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Subcommittee, dr DY Patil medical college Pune   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K00-K95||Diseases of the digestive system, (2) ICD-10 Condition: R00-R99||Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  DEXAMETHASONE  DEXAMETHASONE 8mg (0.4mg/kg) given in transverse abdominal plane block as an adjuvant to inj bupivacaine 0.5% 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  3.00 Year(s)
Age To  16.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. ASA grade I or II fit patients.
2. Patients aged between 3 and 16 years of age.
3. Patients undergoing surgeries under general anaesthesia.
4. Written informed consent from the concerned patient. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. ASA grade III or IV patients.
2. Patients with a history of developmental delay or mental retardation affecting observational pain intensity assessment,
3. hypersensitivity to any local anaesthetics,
4. bleeding abnormalities. infection signs at the injection site of the desired block.
5. Patient/parent refusal.
6. Patients with bilateral, obstructed, or strangulated hernias. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator, Outcome Assessor and Date-entry Operator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
to evaluate the duration of postoperative analgesia after adding dexamethasone to bupivacaine on the quality of Ultrasound-guided Transverse Abdominis Plane block in children undergoing appendecectomy .  1year and 6 months  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To study the efficacy of using inj dexamethasone as an adjuvant to inj bupivacaine0.25% in TAP block in children.
• Post operative compare Hemodynamic parameters.
• First rescue analgesia.
• Total number of rescue analgesic post operatively used in 24 hrs. 
Within 6 hours of block given  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="84"
Sample Size from India="84" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   18/12/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   It is a prospective observational study to evaluate the efficacy of inj defame that’s one as an adjuvant to inj bupivacaine in ultrasound guided transverse abdominus plane block in children undergoing appendicectomy surgeries. 

By this study we want to see the comparison between plane normal saline and inj dexamethasone efficacy in the block by assessing the pain scores after the surgery.
 
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