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CTRI Number  CTRI/2015/11/006341 [Registered on: 04/11/2015] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 02/11/2015
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Will addition of Clonidine prolong the action of Ropivacaine in Transversus Abdominis Block? 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of Clonidine as an Adjuvant to Ropivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Pediatric Hernia 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Sahir Aftab 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  AIIMS 
Address  Deprtment Of Anesthesiology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar New Delhi

South
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  8860135808  
Fax    
Email  sahir.aftab@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr MKArora 
Designation  Professor and Head 
Affiliation   
Address  Room No 5011, Deprtment Of Anesthesiology, Teaching Block, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi

South
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9868397806  
Fax  01126588641  
Email  mkarora442@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sahir Aftab 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  AIIMS 
Address  Deprtment Of Anesthesiology, All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar New Delhi


DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  8860135808  
Fax    
Email  sahir.aftab@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  All India Institute Of Medical Sciences 
Address  AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 
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 Sahir Aftab  All India Institute of Medical Sciences  Room No 5011,Departmentof Anaesthesiology,Teaching Block,AIIMS
South
DELHI 
8860135808

sahir.aftab@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institute Ethics Committee,AIIMS  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Inguinal Hernia,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  TAP Block  0.5 ml/Kg of 0.375% Ropivacaine is used in TAP block single dose before incision for pediatric hernia surgery 
Comparator Agent  TAP Block  2micrograms/Kg of Clonidine is added to 0.5ml/Kg of 0.375% Ropivacaine in TAP Block single dose before incision for pediatric hernia surgery 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  2.00 Year(s)
Age To  10.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  ASA 1&2 children for inguinal herniotomy 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Infection at site of block
Coagulopathy
Allergic to used drugs
Liver or renal disease 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Time to first analgesic in the postoperative period  Time to first analgesic in the postoperative period 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Adverse effects of clonidine  24 hours 
Total fentanyl requirement  24 hours 
Inyraoperative fentanyl requirement  24 hours 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="40"
Sample Size from India="40" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   07/12/2013 
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="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   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)?  

Brief Summary   Clonidine is an alpha 2 agonist commonly added to local anesthetics to prolong their action.In this study the efficacy of clonidine to prolong postoperative analgesia of ropivacaine in transversus abdominis block(US Guided) for pediatric hernia surgery is assessed. 
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