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CTRI Number  CTRI/2016/06/007039 [Registered on: 24/06/2016] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 21/06/2016
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A comparative study of two different local anaesthetic drugs given epidurally for relieving postoperative pain after major abdominal cancer surgery. 
Scientific Title of Study   A Comparative Study of ropivacaine with fentanyl and bupivacaine with fentanyl for postoperative epidural analgesia after major abdominal oncosurgery. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Anita Kulkarni 
Designation  Senior Consultant Anaesthesia 
Affiliation  Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre 
Address  Department Of Anaesthesia Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre Rohini;Delhi

North West
DELHI
110085
India 
Phone  9891064785  
Fax    
Email  anitackulkarni@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Shagun Bhatia Shah 
Designation  Consultant Anaesthesiologist 
Affiliation  Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre 
Address  H.No-174-175;Ground Floor Pocket-17;Sector-24;Rohini

North West
DELHI
110085
India 
Phone  9891769779  
Fax  9891769779  
Email  drshagun_2010@rediffmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Shagun Bhatia Shah 
Designation  Consultant Anaesthesiologist 
Affiliation  Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre 
Address  H.No-174-175;Ground Floor Pocket-17;Sector-24;Rohini
H.No-174-175;Ground Floor Pocket-17;Sector-24;Rohini
North West
DELHI
110085
India 
Phone  09891769779  
Fax    
Email  drshagun_2010@rediffmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre; Sector-5;Rohini;Delhi-110085 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre 
Address  Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre Sector-5 Rohini Delhi-110085 
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 Anita Kulkarni  Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre   Major Operation Theatre;Third Floor;Department ofAnaesthesia; Sector-5 Rohini; Delhi-110085
North West
DELHI 
9891064785

anitackulkarni@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Review Board of Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Oncosurgery,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Bupivacaine  Epidural 0.1%Bupivacaine with Fentanyl(2 microgram/ml)postoperatively 
Intervention  Ropivacaine  Epidural 0.1% Ropivacaine with Fentanyl (2microgram/ml)Postoperatively 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  45.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Weight between 45-75 Kg
ASA Physical Status I, II and III
Elective major oncosurgery via a vertical, midline infraumbilical incision 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patient refusal for Regional Anaesthesia
Contraindications for Regional Anaesthesia(coagulopathy,regional infection)
History of allergic reaction to Bupivacaine, Ropivacaine or Fentanyl
Spinal deformity 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
VAS score for postoperative pain  10mins,1hour,6hour,12hour,18 hour and 24 hour  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Bromage Score for motor blockade  10 mins,1hour,6 hours,12 hours,18 hours and 24 hours 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/03/2015 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This is a prospective, randomized, double blind ,parallel group, active controlled, single centric interventional trial comparing the analgesic efficacy of epidural ropivacaine with fentanyl and bupivacaine with fentanyl after major abdominal oncosurgery at fixed time points in 60 patients of either sex at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre.VAS Sore for postoperative pain relief is the primary outcome measure and Bromage Score for motor blockade is the secondary outcome measure at various time points of 10 minutes, 1hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, 18 hours and 24 hours postoperatively 
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