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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/11/077503 [Registered on: 29/11/2024] 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, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Study to compare two doses of Dexmedetomidine as an additive in injection Ropivacaine for an analgesic abdominal block for hernia surgery  
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison Of 0.25mcg/kg Dexmedetomidine and 0.5mcg/kg Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant to 0.2% Ropivacaine For Postoperative Analgesia in Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Open Inguinal Hernia Repair – A 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  Dr Kalyani Thote 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Digdoh Hills, Hingna Road, Nagpur

Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA
440019
India 
Phone  9922960681  
Fax    
Email  kalyanithote94@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Anjali Bhure 
Designation  Professor and HOD, Department of Anaesthesiology 
Affiliation  NKP salve institute of medical sciences and research centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Digdoh Hills, Hingna Road, Nagpur

Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA
440019
India 
Phone  9822563121  
Fax    
Email  anjali_bhure@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Kalyani Thote 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  N.K.P Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Digdoh Hills, Hingna Road, Nagpur

Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA
440019
India 
Phone  9922960681  
Fax    
Email  kalyanithote94@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Digdoh Hills, Hingna Road, Nagpur 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital 
Address  NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Digdoh Hills, Hingna Road, Nagpur, 440019 
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
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 Kalyani Thote  NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital  Department of Anaesthesiology, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Digdoh Hills, Hingna Road, Nagpur, 440019
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9922960681

kalyanithote94@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur.  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,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  0.25mcg/kg Dexmedetomidine in 2ml NS and 18 ml of 0.2% Ropivacaine  Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominus Plane Block using 0.25mcg/kg Dexmedetomidine in 2ml NS and 18 ml of 0.2% Ropivacaine in patients undergoing inguinal hernia surgery  
Comparator Agent  0.5mcg/kg Dexmedetomidine in 2 ml NS and 18 ml of 0.2% Ropivacaine  Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominus Plane Block 0.5mcg/kg Dexmedetomidine in 2 ml NS and 18 ml of 0.2% Ropivacaine in patients undergoing inguinal hernia surgery  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1) Patient scheduled for elective open Inguinal hernia surgery under subarachnoid block.
2) American society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I, II.
3) Patient giving consent for study.
5) BMI less than 30 kg/m2 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1) Bleeding disorders.
2) History of cardiac, renal, respiratory or hepatic disease.
3) Allergy to study drugs.
4) Patients consuming adrenoceptors agonist or antagonist. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Comparison of dexmedetomidine 0.25mcg/kg and 0.5 mcg/kg as
an adjuvant to 0.2% ropivacaine for post operative analgesia in
ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block in open
inguinal hernia repair 
1) Numerical rating scale (NRS) for pain assessment at 0,1,2,4,6,12 and 24 hours after surgery.
2) Time of requirement of first rescue analgesia in 24 hrs.
3) Total analgesic doses required in first 24 hours. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare side effects of dexmedetomidine 0.25mcg/kg and
0.5mcg/kg as an adjuvant to 0.2% ropivacaine in ultrasound guided
transversus abdominis plane block in open inguinal hernia repair
with respect to :
1) Sedation
2) Hemodynamic instability 
For 24 hrs after Surgery 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="68"
Sample Size from India="68" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "68"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="68" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   11/12/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 30/06/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
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  
• Regional anesthetic offers site-specific, long-lasting, and effective anesthesia. Transversus abdominis plane block is a peripheral nerve block that blocks feeling in the parietal peritoneum and the anterior and lateral abdominal walls..
• Transversus abdominis plane contains intercostal nerves (T7-T11), subcostal nerves(T12), iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal nerves(L1).
•Due to its accessibility, dependability, and safety, it is one of the most often used truncal blocks for post-operative analgesia in lower abdominal procedures. • The amount of local anesthetic used, the frequency of vascular punctures, and the block performance time are all decreased using ultrasound guiding.
• Chronic or persistent postoperative pain results from acute postoperative pain that is not well managed. Between 5% and 35% of hernia repair cases involve chronic pain (3). • The addition of adjuvant increases the effectiveness of local anesthetics by decreasing the duration of onset of action, prolonging the duration of action, decreasing pain intensity, reducing consumption of systemic opioids, and reducing systemic side effects. • Ropivacaine, an enantiomer of buprevacaine, is a long-acting amide that is less likely to penetrate large myelinated motor fibers, resulting in a safer cardiac profile used for peripheral nerve block.
• Dexmedetomidine is a selective alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist with analgesic and sedative properties. It prolongs the duration of both sensory and motor blockade induced by local anaesthetics when
administrated by epidural, caudal, or spinal route.
• There are certain studies using 1mcg/kg or 0.5mcg/kg of dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to local anaesthetic agent in TAP block, therefore in order to observe the analgesic efficacy and side effects of using further lower dose of dexmedetomidine, 0.25mcg/kg will be taken.
• Hence, the aim of this study is to compare 0.25mcg/kg
Dexmedetomidine and 0.5mcg/kg dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to 0.2% ropivacaine in ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block for post operative analgesia in open inguinal hernia repair.
 
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