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CTRI Number  CTRI/2019/01/017309 [Registered on: 31/01/2019] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 15/11/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison between 0.5% Ropivacaine and in combination with Dexmedetomidine for ultrasound guided Supraclavicular brachial plexus block for upper limb surgery. 
Scientific Title of Study   A study to compare the anaesthetic properties of 0.5% Ropivacaine alone and in combination with Dexmedetomidine for ultrasound guided Supraclavicular brachial plexus block in patients undergoing upper limb surgery.  
Trial Acronym  SCBPB 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Vikas Gupta 
Designation  Postgraduate student 
Affiliation  Jawahar lal nehru medical college, ajmer, rajasthan 
Address  Department of anaesthesiology, JLN medical college, ajmer, rajasthan

Ajmer
RAJASTHAN
305001
India 
Phone  9694941940  
Fax    
Email  vickybtp@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Kavita Jain 
Designation  Senior Professor and guide 
Affiliation  Jawahar lal nehru medical college, ajmer, rajasthan 
Address  Department of anaesthesiology, JLN medical college, ajmer, rajasthan

Ajmer
RAJASTHAN
305001
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  drkavitajain15@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Kavita Jain 
Designation  Senior Professor and guide 
Affiliation  Jawahar lal nehru medical college, ajmer, rajasthan 
Address  Department of anaesthesiology, JLN medical college, ajmer, rajasthan

Ajmer
RAJASTHAN
305001
India 
Phone    
Fax    
Email  drkavitajain15@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
JLN MEDICAL COLLEGE, AJMER  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  JLN MEDICAL COLLEGE AJMER  
Address  Department of anaesthesiology, jln medical college, ajmer, rajasthan  
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 Vikas Gupta  JLN MEDICAL COLLEGE, AJMER   Department of anaesthesiology, jln medical college, ajmer
Ajmer
RAJASTHAN 
9694941940

vickybtp@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethical committee, JLN medical college   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 
Comparator Agent  0.5% isobaric Ropivacaine alone and in combination with Dexmedetomidine for ultrasound guided Supraclavicular brachial plexus block.   Compare the quality of anaesthesia and duration of block 
Intervention  Ultrasound guided SUPRACLAVICULAR BRACHIAL PLEXUS BLOCK.   Time of onset of block is assessed and duration of study is around 1 year.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  15.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Age group between 15 and 65 years.
Body weight 30 to 80 kg.
Patients belonging to ASA (American Society of Anaesthesiologists) class-I and II.
Patients undergoing upper limb surgeries of duration 1-2 hours in theatre with haemoglobin at least 9 gm/dl.
Patient free from any associated acute or chronic systemic illness. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients not willing to participate in the study.
Uncooperative patients.
Patient with chronic pain or on long-term analgesics.
Any known hypersensitivity or contraindication to ropivacaine, dexmedetomidine.
Local pathology at the site of injection or disability limiting the performance of block.
Patients receiving beta blockers or cardiac drugs.
History of convulsion, allergy to the drug used, bleeding disorder, severe neurological deficit, thyroid disorder.
Patient with history of respiratory, cardiac, hepatic or renal disease (necessitating classification in ASA Class III or above).
Patients having a history of significant neurological, psychiatric, or neuromuscular disorders.
Pregnant, lactating mothers.
Inadequate block necessitating institution of general anaesthesia for continuation of surgical procedure. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Pre-numbered or coded identical Containers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess and compare the onset, duration and highest grade of sensory block.
To assess and compare the onset, duration and highest grade of motor block.
To assess and compare the total duration of effective analgesia by visual analog scale (VAS).
To assess and compare the peri-operative sedation Score. 
Duration of study is around 1 year.  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess and compare the quality of anaesthesia.
2. To assess and compare the hemodynamic changes if any.
3. To assess and compare the proportion of patient having adverse
effects and any other complications. 
Duration of study is around 1 year 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="100"
Sample Size from India="100" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "100"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="100" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   31/01/2019 
Date of Study Completion (India) 15/06/2018 
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)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   None yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary    The aim of the study is to compare anaesthetic properties of 0.5% isobaric Ropivacaine alone and in combination with Dexmedetomidine in ultrasound guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block in upper limb surgeries in the terms of:-

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
To assess and compare the onset, duration and highest grade of sensory block.
To assess and compare the onset, duration and highest grade of motor block.
To assess and compare the total duration of effective analgesia by visual analog scale (VAS).
To assess and compare the peri-operative sedation Score.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
                1. To assess and compare the quality of anaesthesia. 
                 2. To assess and compare the hemodynamic changes if any. 
                 3. To assess and compare the proportion of patient having adverse
                        effects and any other complications.
 
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