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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/03/081547 [Registered on: 03/03/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 19/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to study the effect of two drugs - Lignocaine and Ropivacaine used for giving local anesthesia in ear surgeries  
Scientific Title of Study   Efficacy and Safety profile of 2% Lignocaine versus 0.5% Ropivacaine as local anaesthetic agent in middle ear surgeries in a tertiary care centre Chengalpattu district - A Single Blind Randomized Controlled Trial 
Trial Acronym  nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Swathi S 
Designation  Postgraduate 
Affiliation  Karpaga vinayaga institue of medical sciences and research centre 
Address  Girls hostel Room No F6, Department of ENT, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, GST Road, Chinna kolambakkam, palayanoor, Maduranthakam,

Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
603308
India 
Phone  9043661179  
Fax    
Email  swathi2010s@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR Mohanakarthikeyan 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Karpaga vinayaga institue of medical sciences and research centre 
Address  Department of ENT, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, GST Road, chinna kolambakkam, palayanoor, Maduranthakam,

Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
603308
India 
Phone  8056802061  
Fax    
Email  karthient@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Swathi S 
Designation  Postgraduate 
Affiliation  Karpaga vinayaga institue of medical sciences and research centre 
Address  Girls hostel room no F6,Department of ENT, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, GST Road, chinna kolambakkam, palayanoor, Maduranthakam,

Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
603308
India 
Phone  9043661179  
Fax    
Email  swathi2010s@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
department of ENT, Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, GST Road, chinna kolambakkam, palayanoor, Maduranthakam, Tamil nadu, India- 603308 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  SWATHI S 
Address  Karpaga vinayaga Institute of medical sciences and research centre, GST Road, chinna kolambakkam, palayanoor, Maduranthakam, Tamilnadu, India- 603308 
Type of Sponsor  Other [self funding] 
 
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 Swathi S  Karpaga vinayaga Institute of medical sciences and research centre  Girls hostel room no F6, Department of ENT, GST Road, chinna kolambakkam, palayanoor, Maduranthakam, chengalpattu 603308
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU 
9043661179

swathi2010s@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee of Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical, (2) ICD-10 Condition: 3||Administration, (3) ICD-10 Condition: H652||Chronic serous otitis media, (4) ICD-10 Condition: H661||Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, (5) ICD-10 Condition: H720||Central perforation of tympanic membrane, (6) ICD-10 Condition: H800||Otosclerosis involving oval window, nonobliterative, (7) ICD-10 Condition: H742||Discontinuity and dislocation of ear ossicles, (8) ICD-10 Condition: H744||Polyp of middle ear,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  0.5% ROPIVACAINE  0.5% Ropivacaine (Inj.0.5%ROPIN) with epinephrine (Inj.VASOCON) in the ratio 1:40,000 (20 ml of 0.5% Ropivacaine with 0.5 ml of epinephrine 1:1000) at a dose of Ropivacaine 3-4mg/kg .  
Comparator Agent  2% LIGNOCAINE  2% Lignocaine with epinephrine in ratio 1:200000 (Inj.2% LOX with ADRENALINE), at a dose of Lignocaine 1.3-3mg/kg 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients with middle ear pathologies planned for surgeries like tympanoplasty, Stapedectomy, mastoidectomy, myringotomy, grommet insertion.
Patients those who provided informed consent to participate in the study

 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Previous history of Allergic reactions to Amide type local anaesthetics
2.History of severe cardiac arrythmias, severe liver or renal disorders, neurological disorders
3.Pregnancy and breastfeeding mothers
4. Cognitive barriers
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Postoperative Analgesia using Visual Analog Scale  Every hour till first 8 hours during the postoperative recovery period, Pain will be assessed using Visual Analog Scale 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
onset of action of local anaesthesia by pin prick method  time calculated from completion of administration of local anesthesia to onset of anesthesia 
duration of action of local anaesthesia assessed by return of sensation in targeted area  in first 8 hours of postoperative period 
time of 1st rescue analgesic given postoperatively  in the first 8 hours of postoperative period 
surgeon satisfaction by Likert scale   
patient satisfaction with LOWA satisfaction with anesthesia scale   
hemodynamic stability by recording the vitals during the intraoperative period   
adverse effects like Nausea, vomiting, Bradycardia, Hypotension, Dizziness, Confusion, Respiratory depression, seizures, Cardiac arrest will be recorded
 
 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="80"
Sample Size from India="80" 
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   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   05/03/2025 
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="0"
Months="9"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
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  

This study is a randomized, single blind, single-centre trial comparing the efficacy and safety profile of 0.5% Ropivacaine and 2% Lignocaine as local anaesthetic in middle ear surgeries in 80 patients that will be conducted in Single tertiary care center in Chengalpattu district, India. The primary outcome measure will be duration of Postoperative analgesia. The secondary outcomes will be onset of action, duration of action. time of 1st rescue analgesic given postoperatively, surgeon satisfaction, patient satisfaction, hemodynamic stability, adverse effects

 
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