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CTRI Number  CTRI/2019/08/020801 [Registered on: 21/08/2019] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 08/11/2021
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of two drugs( ropivacaine and levobupivacaine )in children for relief of pain, with regional block (caudal)in surgery below umbilical under general anaesthesia 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of post-operative analgesia with caudal ropivacaine and levobupivacaine in paediatric patients undergoing infraumbilical surgery under general anaesthesia 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Shashi Kumar Gupta 
Designation  PG Resident 
Affiliation  PGIMER & Dr RML Hospital 
Address  Department of anaesthesia PGIMER & Dr RML Hospital Baba Kharak Singh Marg New Delhi 110001 INDIA

New Delhi
DELHI
110001
India 
Phone  7531047685  
Fax    
Email  shashigupta998@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr vijay kumar nagpal 
Designation  professor 
Affiliation  PGIMER & Dr RML Hospital 
Address  Department of anaesthesia PGIMER & Dr RML Hospital Baba Kharak Singh Marg New Delhi 110001 INDIA

New Delhi
DELHI
110001
India 
Phone  7531047685  
Fax    
Email  nagpalvijaykumar@gmail.c0m  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Shashi Kumar Gupta 
Designation  PG Resident 
Affiliation  PGIMER & Dr RML Hospital 
Address  Department of anaesthesia PGIMER & Dr RML Hospital Baba Kharak Singh Marg New Delhi 110001 INDIA

New Delhi
DELHI
110001
India 
Phone  7531047685  
Fax    
Email  shashigupta998@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Dept. of anaesthesia PGIMER Dr RML Hospital baba kharak singh marg new delhi 110001 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Department of anaesthesia  
Address  Department of anaesthesia PGIMER & Dr RML Hospital Baba Kharak Singh Marg New Delhi 110001 INDIA 
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 
Shashi Kumar Gupta  PGIMER Dr RMLHospital  Department of anaesthesia PGI building, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi -110001 INDIA
New Delhi
DELHI 
7531047685

shashigupta998@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethical committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: N399||Disorder of urinary system, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Caudal levobupivacaine  Patient will be positioned in lateral decubitus position. A dry gauze swab is placed in the anal cleft to protect the anus and genitalia from disinfectants A triangle will be marked on skin over sacrum, using the posterior superior iliac spines as base, with apex pointing inferiorly(caudally). Normally this apex sits over or immediately adjacent to the sacral hiatus. The hiatus will be marked and the tip of index finger will be placed on the tip of the coccyx in the anal cleft while the thumb of the same hand will palpate the two sacral cornua The sacral cornua identified by gently moving he palpating index finger from side to side. The palpating thumb should sink into the hollow between the two cornea, as if between knuckles of a fist Sterile skin preparation and draping of entire region will be performed to achevie asepsis . A 20G/22G hypodermic needle or caudal cannula will be inserted either in the mid line or para medially into caudal canal. Feeling of a slight “snap” may be appreciated when advancing needle pierces sacroccygeal ligament. Once the needle reaches the ventral wall of sacral canal, it is slowly withrawnand turned 90 degree to face cranially, directing it more cranially for further insertion into the canal. Loss of resistance technique will be use to stabilise entry in epidural space then caudal anaesthesia will be given using levobupuvacaine 0.25 % 1ml/k.g. General anaesthesia will then be reversed using neostigmine (0.05 mg/k.g.) and (0.01 mg/kg) glycopyrolate and patient will be extubated . Patient will be shifted to post anaesthetic care unit till 2 hours after operation  
Intervention  Caudal ropivacaine  Patient will be positioned in lateral decubitus position. A dry gauze swab is placed in the anal cleft to protect the anus and genitalia from disinfectants . A triangle will be marked on skin over sacrum, using the posterior superior iliac spines as base, with apex pointing inferiorly(caudally). Normally this apex sits over or immediately adjacent to the sacral hiatus. The hiatus will be marked and the tip of index finger will be placed on the tip of the coccyx in the anal cleft while the thumb of the same hand will palpate the two sacral cornua. The sacral cornua will be identified by gently moving the palpating index finger from side to side. The palpating thumb should sink into the hollow between the two cornua, as if between two knuckles of a fist Sterile skin preparation and draping of entire region will be performed to achieve asepsis. A 20G/22G hypodermic needle or caudal cannula will be inserted either in the midline or paramedially into caudal canal. Feeling of a slight “snap” may be appreciated when advancing needle pierces sacrococcygeal ligament. Once the needle reaches the ventral wall of sacral canal, it is slowly withdrawn and turned 90 degree to face cranially, Directing it more cranially for further insertion into the canal. Loss of resistance technique will be use to stabilise entry in epidural space then caudal anaesthesia will be given using ropivacaine 0.25 % 1ml/k.g. General anaesthesia will then be reversed using neostigmine (0.05 mg/k.g.) and (0.01 mg/kg) glycopyrolate and patient will be extubated. Patient will be shifted to post anaesthetic care unit till 2 hours after operation.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  2.00 Year(s)
Age To  6.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  pediatric patients of either sex with ASA physical status I&II,
2 to 6 yrs of age undergoing infraumbilical surgery 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  local infection at injection site,
Neurological disorders,
allergy to local anaesthetic drug,
sacral or vertebral abnormality,
coagulopathy or anti-coagulation 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Quality of analgesia by MOPS Score after administration of 0.25% caudal levobupivacaine
2. Quality of analgesia by MOPS Score after administration of 0.25% caudal ropivacaine
3. Duration of post operative analgesia by time to first rescue analgesia. 
MOPS scoring will be done every 30 minutes for 2 hours after reversal of anesthesia, then hourly till the time first rescue analgesia given 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
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   Phase 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   10/09/2019 
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="4"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   nil 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   caudal epidural anaesthesia is a widely used technique in pediatric infraumbilical surgery . use of postoperative analgesia via the caudal epidural route with bupivacaine in pediatric patient is established in infraumbilical surgery . levobupivacaine and ropivacaine provide wider margine of safety , same analgesic effect and less post operative motor block than racemic mixture of bupivacaine in epidural block and both are well tolerated . so we proposed to evaluate the quality and duration of post operative analgesia and any side effects while using caudal block with ropivacaine and levobupivacaine
 
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