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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/07/091905 [Registered on: 28/07/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 25/07/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Observational Longitudinal study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Effect of Quadratus Lumborum Block with Bupivacaine after Abdominal Surgeries 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of the Effectiveness of Bupivacaine Versus Bupivacaine with Dexamethasone as Adjuvant for Postoperative Analgesia in Ultrasound Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block for Lower abdominal surgeries 
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 Krishna K 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Mandya Institute Of Medical Sciences 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology MIMS Mandya

Mandya
KARNATAKA
571401
India 
Phone  9448046220  
Fax    
Email  drkris66@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Krishna K 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Mandya Institute Of Medical Sciences 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology MIMS Mandya

Mandya
KARNATAKA
571401
India 
Phone  9448046220  
Fax    
Email  drkris66@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr K Sushma 
Designation  Post graduate 
Affiliation  Mandya Institute Of Medical Sciences 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology MIMS Mandya

Mandya
KARNATAKA
571401
India 
Phone  7815805487  
Fax    
Email  ksushmarathod@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Mandya Institute Of Medical Sciences Mandya 571401 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Krishna K 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology Mandya Institute Of Medical Sciences 571401 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Dr K Sushma  Department of Anaesthesiology Mandya Institute Of Medical Sciences 571401 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Krishna K   Mandya Institute Of Medical Sciences   Department of ANESTHESIOLOGY 1st floor 3rd cross guthal road maruthi nagar mandya
Mandya
KARNATAKA 
9888046220

drkris66@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICAL COMMITTEE, MANDYA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES  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  Nil  Nil 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  BMI less than 30kg/m2
ASA I and II Undergoing lower abdominal surgeries 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients with coagulopathy, local infection at needle insertion site
Duration of surgery more than 2 hours 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the duration of postoperative analgesia between bupivacaine 0.25% versus bupivacaine 0.25% with dexamethasone 8mg  30hours 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Postoperative Complications  24hours 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="62"
Sample Size from India="62" 
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)   05/08/2025 
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="1"
Months="0"
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   This study is designed to compare the duration of postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgeries using bupivacaine alone and bupivacaine with dexamethasone  
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