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CTRI Number  CTRI/2020/06/025810 [Registered on: 11/06/2020] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 12/04/2021
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparative study between Two Drugs for Regional Anaesthesia using Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks through Perineural Catheter for Postoperative Analgesia in Upper limb Surgeries 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative study between 0.125 % Bupivacaine and 0.2 % Ropivacaine in Ultrasound Guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block using Perineural Catheter for Postoperative Analgesia in Upper limb Surgeries 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Syed Arafath Ahmed 
Designation  MD Anaesthesiology (Post Graduate Resident) 
Affiliation  Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College And Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital

Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605107
India 
Phone  9551087861  
Fax    
Email  drahmed1216@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr SureshKumar K 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital

Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605107
India 
Phone  9884190530  
Fax    
Email  surekumk9292@yahoo.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr SureshKumar K 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital

Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605107
India 
Phone  9884190530  
Fax    
Email  surekumk9292@yahoo.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Dr. Syed Arafath Ahmed(SELF) Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Kalitheerthal Kuppam, Madagadipet, Puducherry - 605107.  
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Kalitheerthal Kuppam, Madagadipet, Puducherry - 605107.  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Syed Arafath Ahmed 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital Kaltheerthalkuppam, Pondicherry - 605107. 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
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 SYED ARAFATH AHMED  Sri Manakula Vinyagar Medical College and Hospital  Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY 
9551087861

drahmed1216@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
SMVMCH ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M968||Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of musculoskeletal system, not elsewhere classified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  BUPIVACAINE  0.125 %, 30 mL, Through perineural catheter at the end of surgery  
Intervention  NOT APPLICABLE  NOT APPLICABLE 
Comparator Agent  ROPIVACAINE  0.2 %, 30 mL, Through perineural catheter at the end of surgery 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  American Society of Anaesthesiologists(ASA) 1 and 2
Body Weight - 50-95 kg 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Age less than 18years and age more than 65 years.

Pregnant women

Infection at the site of block

Patients with coagulopathy

History of allergy to local anaesthetic drugs

Mental incapacity or language barrier precluding to informed consent

Patient refusal

Pre existing motor or sensory deficit in the operative limb

Severe pulmonary pathology
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the duration of postoperative analgesia using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in both groups Group R (Ropivacaine) and Group B (Bupivacaine).  1.5 years 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the degree of motor blockade in both groups  1.5 years 
To assess the time of first rescue analgesia required  1.5 years 
 
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   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/06/2020 
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="6"
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   The proposed study is to compare the effectiveness of two different local anaesthetic drugs (0.125% Bupivacaine and 0.2% Ropivacaine) in the Post- operative Period after an electively posted Upper Limb Surgery in patients satisfying the inclusion and the exclusion criteria 
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