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CTRI Number  CTRI/2018/01/011464 [Registered on: 22/01/2018] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 16/01/2018
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of Levobupivacaine versus Bupivacaine in Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block (FICB) [A type of anaesthesia] for Postoperative Pain Management in Surgeries for Hip Fractures 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of Levobupivacaine versus Bupivacaine in Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block (FICB) for Postoperative Pain Management in Surgeries for Fractures of Neck of Femur  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Lalit Kumar Raiger 
Designation  Senior Professor 
Affiliation  R.N.T. Medical College 
Address  Department of Anesthesia, R.N.T. Medical College

Udaipur
RAJASTHAN
313001
India 
Phone  9414352823  
Fax    
Email  drlalitkumar@hotmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Lalit Kumar Raiger 
Designation  Senior Professor 
Affiliation  R.N.T. Medical College 
Address  Department of Anesthesia, R.N.T. Medical College

Udaipur
RAJASTHAN
313001
India 
Phone  9414352823  
Fax    
Email  drlalitkumar@hotmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sneha Arun Betkekar 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  R.N.T. Medical College 
Address  Department of Anesthesia, R.N.T. Medical College

Udaipur
RAJASTHAN
313001
India 
Phone  9983833966  
Fax    
Email  snehabetkekar@hotmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Anesthesia, R.N.T. Medical College and Maharana Bhupal Government Hospital, Chetak Circle, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Maharana Bhupal Government Hospital 
Address  R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur 
Type of Sponsor  Government 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 Lalit Kumar Raiger  Orthopaedic Operation Theatre  Department of Anesthesia, R.N.T. Medical College
Udaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9414352823

drlalitkumar@hotmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committe  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Extracapsular fractures of proximal femur ,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Bupivacaine  Bupivacaine 0.25% 30 ml in Fascia iliaca compartment block 
Intervention  Levobupivacaine  Levobupivacaine 0.25% 30 ml in Fascia iliaca compartment block 
Comparator Agent  Placebo  Needle inserted and removed without injection of drug in location of Fascia iliac compartment block 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Both male and female patients >17 years undergoing elective surgery for fractures of extracapsular neck of femur 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patient refusal, Coagulopathy, Infection at puncture site, Local anaesthetic allergy, Uncooperative patient 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
VAS at 24 hrs  24 hrs 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Time to first analgesic request  24 hrs 
Total analgesic consumption  24 hrs 
Time to sensory Onset  30 mins 
Reversal of sensory block  24 hrs 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="45"
Sample Size from India="45" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "45"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="45" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   11/03/2016 
Date of Study Completion (India) 31/03/2016 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   none 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This is a randomised, prospective, double blind, placebo controlled study to compare levobupivacaine and bupivacaine in equal concentrations and volume in the Fascia iliaca compartment block for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing surgery for extracapsular fractures of the neck of femur. The primary outcomes measured are the VAS at 24hrs and secondary outcomes are the time to first analgesic request and total analgesic consumption over 24hrs. 
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