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CTRI Number  CTRI/2020/09/027929 [Registered on: 21/09/2020] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 18/09/2020
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of two doses of Dexamethasone in nerve block for relieving pain following arm surgery. 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative evaluation of analgesic efficacy of different dose of Dexamethasone as adjuvant to Levobupivacaine in ultrasound guided brachial plexus block 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  Sohini Dutta 
Designation  Post graduate trainee Anaesthesiology. 
Affiliation  Institute of post graduate medical education and research 
Address  Kotalhat D.D Tewari road
244 AJC Bose road Department of Anaesthesiology Kolkata 700020 West Bengal
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
713102
India 
Phone  7980970919  
Fax    
Email  sohinid4@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Baisakhi Laha 
Designation  Associate Professsor, Department of Anaesthesiology 
Affiliation  Institute of Post graduate medical education and research, Kolkata 
Address  244 AJC Bose road Department of Anaesthesiology Kolkata West Bengal

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700020
India 
Phone  9830148042  
Fax    
Email  blowfans@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Maitreyee Mukherjee 
Designation  Associate Professsor, Department of Anaesthesiology 
Affiliation  Institute of Post graduate medical education and research, Kolkata 
Address  Basanti Village 143/1D South Sinthee Road Kolkata 700050 West Bengal

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700020
India 
Phone  9830415924  
Fax    
Email  maitreyee1980.mm@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Anaesthesiology IPGMER 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Department of Anaesthesiology 
Address  IPGME&R 244 AJC Bose road kolkata 
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 Baisakhi Laha  Department of Anaesthesiology IPGMER  244 AJC Bose road Kolkata 700020
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9830148042

blowfans@yahoo.co.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
IPGMER Research Oversight Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: S529||Unspecified fracture of forearm,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  2 mg Dexamethasone  As an adjuvant to 0.5% Levobupivacaine in ultrasound guided brachial plexus block in upper limb surgeries for post operative analgesia  
Comparator Agent  4 mg Dexamethasone  As an adjuvant to 0.5 % Levobupivacaine in ultrasound guided brachial plexus block in upper limb surgeries for post operative analgesia 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients belonging to ASA I and II Mallampati grade 1 and 2 posted for upper limb surgeries 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Coagulopathies (INR>1.5)
Infection at site of block
A compromised lung function at opposite side of block like pneumothorax hemothorax pneumonectomy
Hypersensitivity to Local anaesthetics or Dexamethasone
Patients refusal or inability to communicate 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Duration of effective post operative analgesia  24 hours post operative period 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Time of onset of sensory and motor block

 
24 hours post operative period 
Duration of sensory and motor block  24 hours post operative period 
VAS score  24 hours post operative period 
Incidence of post operative nausea vomiting  24 hours post operative period 
Rate of infection neurologic complication hyperglycemia  24 hours post operative period 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="126"
Sample Size from India="126" 
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)   22/09/2020 
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="0"
Months="3"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This study will compare the analgesic efficacy of two dose of Dexamethasone as adjuvant to Levobupivacaine in ultrasound guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block for upper limb surgeries 
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