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CTRI Number  CTRI/2026/02/104368 [Registered on: 20/02/2026] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 19/02/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cohort Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   A study comparing the pain relieving effects of two medicines, dexmedetomidine and lignocaine after keyhole gallbladder removal surgery in patients of age group from 18 to 65 years old. Also to assess the difference in the heart rate, blood pressure during surgery between the two drugs. 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison between the efficacy of intravenous dexmedetomidine vs intravenous lignocaine on post operative analgesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Manchala Jyothi Sai Reddy 
Designation  Post graduate student  
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba medical college, light house hill road, hampankatta, mangalore

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575001
India 
Phone  7981391697  
Fax    
Email  jyothisaireddy1@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr. Kavya Prabhu 
Designation  Associate Professor  
Affiliation   
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba medical college, light house hill road, hampankatta, mangalore

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575001
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  Kavya.prabhu@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Manchala Jyothi Sai Reddy 
Designation  Post graduate student  
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Kasturba medical college, light house hill road, hampankatta, mangalore

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575001
India 
Phone  7981391697  
Fax    
Email  jyothisaireddy1@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Kasturba Medical College, light house hill road, hampankatta, mangalore, dakshina kannada, 575001, Karnataka, India  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Manchala Jyothi Sai Reddy 
Address  Kasturba Medical College, light house hill road, hampankatta, mangalore, dakshina kannada, 575001, Karnataka, India 
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 Manchala Jyothi Sai Reddy  KMC Hospital Attavar  Department of Anaesthesiology, KMC hospital, Attavar, Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
7981391697

jyothisaireddy1@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
IEC_Kasturba_Medical_College_Mangalore  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K804||Calculus of bile duct with cholecystitis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Dexmedetomidine  Route of administration- intravenous dexmedetomidine Loading Dose- 1 µg/kg IV Administered over 10 minutes Given once prior to induction of anesthesia Maintenance Infusion- 0.5 µg/kg/hour IV infusion Continuous infusion using infusion pump Frequency- Single loading dose followed by continuous infusion intraoperatively Total Duration of Administration- From initiation before induction Continued throughout surgery Discontinued at release of pneumoperitoneum 
Comparator Agent  Lignocaine  Route of administration- Intravenous lignocaine Loading Dose- 1.5 mg/kg IV Given as slow bolus over 90 seconds Administered once prior to induction Maintenance Infusion- 1 mg/kg/hour IV infusion Continuous infusion using infusion pump Frequency- Single bolus dose followed by continuous infusion intraoperatively Total Duration of Administration- Started before induction Continued during surgery Discontinued at release of pneumoperitoneum 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1) Patients aged 18 to 65 years of either sex with the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classes 1 and 2 undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Patients unwilling to participate in the study.
2)Patients with BMI more than 35 kgm2
3)History of hypersensitivity to the drugs
4)Parturient
5)Chronic use of opioids or opioid addiction, steroids.
6)Inability to comprehend postoperatively for the pain assessment scale or neuropsychiatric disorders.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1) Duration of analgesia
2) VAS score
 
Intraoperative assessment done at Baseline, After boluses of study drugs, Immediately after ETI, 5min, 15min, 30min, 45m, 1h, 1h15m, 1h30m, 1h45m, 2h, until the pneumoperitoneum is released.
Postoperatively assessed at 1hr, 4hr, 8hr, 12hr, and upto 24 hours
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1) Intraoperative Hemodynamic parameters at baseline, after boluses of drugs administration, immediately after intubation, 5min & every 15min until the end of the procedure.
2) Side effects like nausea, vomiting & sore throat.
3) Early ambulation.
4) Patient satisfaction using surgical satisfaction questionnaire 8 (SSQ-8).
 
Intraoperative assessment done at Baseline, After boluses of study drugs, Immediately after ETI, 5min, 15min, 30min, 45m, 1h, 1h15m, 1h30m, 1h45m, 2h, until the pneumoperitoneum is released.
Postoperatively assessed at 1hr, 4hr, 8hr, 12hr, & upto 24hours  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="86"
Sample Size from India="86" 
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)   02/03/2026 
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 - YES
  1. What data in particular will be shared?
    Response - Individual participant data that underlie the results reported in this article, after de-identification (text, tables, figures, and appendices).

  2. What additional supporting information will be shared?
    Response -  Study Protocol
    Response -  Statistical Analysis Plan
    Response - Clinical Study Report

  3. Who will be able to view these files?
    Response - Researchers whose proposed use of the data has been approved by an independent review committee identified for this purpose.

  4. For what types of analyses will this data be available?
    Response - To achieve aims in the approved proposal.

  5. By what mechanism will data be made available?
    Response - Proposals should be directed to [jyothisaireddy1@gmail.com].

  6. For how long will this data be available start date provided 19-06-2027 and end date provided 19-06-2032?
    Response - Beginning 3 months and ending 5 years following article publication.

  7. Any URL or additional information regarding plan/policy for sharing IPD? 
    Additional Information - NIL
Brief Summary  

This is a prospective observational study to compare intraoperative hemodynamic stability and postoperative analgesia using Intravenous lignocaine vs intravenous dexmedetomidine in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The study is planned to be conducted at a tertiary hospital in Dakshina Kannada. The study will be carried out on patients aged 18 to 65 years of ASA grade I and II undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The study has already cleared the institutional ethics committee approval.

  

 
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