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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/01/079534 [Registered on: 27/01/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/01/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effect of nebulization with Dexmedetomidine for headache after anaesthesia given by back injection  
Scientific Title of Study   Effectivenes of nebulized Dexmedetomidine for treatment of post dural puncture headache undergoing elective surgeries under spinal anaesthesia: a randomized controlled 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  RESHMA THANKAM ABRAHAM 
Designation  POST GRADUATE 
Affiliation  SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE 
Address  SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, ROOM NO 1, B BLOCK, DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, POTHERI, KATTANKULATHUR

Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
603203
India 
Phone  9645633168  
Fax    
Email  reshmathankam96@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR C R SARAVANAN 
Designation  PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, SRM NAGAR, POTHERI, KATTANKULATHUR

Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU
603203
India 
Phone  9884001153  
Fax    
Email  drcrsaravanan@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DR C R SARAVANAN 
Designation  PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, SRM NAGAR, POTHERI, KATTANKULATHUR


TAMIL NADU
603203
India 
Phone  9884001153  
Fax    
Email  drcrsaravanan@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE, KATTANKULATHUR, POTHERI, TAMIL NADU, INDIA 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL 
Address  Room no 1, B block, department of Anaesthesiology, potheri, kattankulathur 603203 Kancheepuram Tamilnadu 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
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 RESHMA THANKAM ABRAHAM  SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE  ROOM NO 1, B BLOCK, DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY, POTHERI, KATTANKULATHUR 603203
Kancheepuram
TAMIL NADU 
9645633168

reshmathankam96@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
SRM MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O745||Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during labor and delivery,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  DEXMEDETOMIDINE  We will give nebulisation with dexmedetomidine 1 micrograms/kg diluted in 4ml 0.9% saline twice daily starting from the PDPH diadnosis and for 3 days 
Comparator Agent  nil  nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  40.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  Patients diagnosed with PDPH post elective surgeries under spinal anesthesia
Age between 20- 40 years old
ASA I and ASA II.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patient refusal.
Pregnancy
Uncontrolled DM, HTN
History of chronic headache, migraine, convulsions, and cerebrovascular accident.
 
 
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 
Comparing the headache severity score   Comparing the headache severity score at 24, 48 and 72 hours 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Need for epidural blood patch
Patient satisfaction score
Comparison of hemodynamic parameters
Analgesics consumption  
comparing at 24, 48, 72 hours after the onset of PDPH during post operative period 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
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)   05/02/2025 
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="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  

Informed written consent will be taken from all patients. Basic details will be recorded. Baseline hemodynamic parameters will be noted.
PDPH was diagnosed by the four criteria of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICH-II) guidelines which include a postural headache develops within 5 days after lumbar puncture, worsens within 15 min of sitting or standing and improves within 15 min after lying down, associated with at least one of the following: neck stiffness, nausea, photophobia, and tinnitus, and resolves either spontaneously within 1 week or within 48 h after effective treatment of the CSF leak.
Patients who underwent spinal anaesthesia and developed PDPH, will be divided into 2 groups.
GROUP 1: DEXMEDETOMIDINE GROUP - received nebulisation with dexmedetomidine 1micro grams/kg diluted in 4ml 0.9% saline twice daily starting from the PDPH diagnosis and for 3 days.
GROUP 2: CONTROL GROUP - received nebulisation with 4ml 0-9% saline twice daily starting from PDPH diagnosis and for 3 days.
Both groups received conservative management, which consist of bed rest in supine position, good hydration of 30ml/kg/day, paracetamol 1gm IV Q6H, oral caffeine 200mg Q6H, Diclofenac 75mg in 100ml NS infusion SOS.

 
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