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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/03/032151 [Registered on: 19/03/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/02/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Medical Device 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison of efficacy of dexmedetomidine versus dexamethasone with levobupivacaine in caudal block for post operative analgesia 
Scientific Title of Study   A Comparative study of dexmedetomidine versus dexamethasone as an adjuvant to 0.2% levobupivacaine in caudal block for post operative analgesia in paediatric patients undergoing infraumbilical 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 Laxmi 
Designation  Post graduate student 
Affiliation  Jawaharlal nehru medical college, ajmer 
Address  Department of anesthesiology jln medical college and associated group of hospitals, ajmer, Rajasthan

Ajmer
RAJASTHAN
305001
India 
Phone  7073690374  
Fax    
Email  laxmibishnoi129@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Veena mathur 
Designation  Senior professor , department of anesthesiology 
Affiliation  Jawaharlal nehru medical college ,ajmer 
Address  Department of anesthesiology jln medical college and associated group of hospitals, ajmer, Rajasthan

Ajmer
RAJASTHAN
305001
India 
Phone  9351270664  
Fax    
Email  veenamathur41@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Veena mathur 
Designation  Senior professor , department of anesthesiology 
Affiliation  Jawaharlal nehru medical college ,ajmer 
Address  Department of anesthesiology jln medical college and associated group of hospitals, ajmer Rajasthan

Ajmer
RAJASTHAN
305001
India 
Phone  9351270664  
Fax    
Email  veenamathur41@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Jawaharlal Nehru medical college ajmer 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Jawaharlal Nehru medical college ajmer 
Address  Department of anesthesiology JLN medical college and associated group of hospitals 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 LAXMI  Jawaharlal nehru medical college and associated group of hospitals  Department of anesthesiology, jln medical college and associated group of hospitals, ajmer Rajasthan
Ajmer
RAJASTHAN 
7073690374

laxmibishnoi129@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
institutional ethical committee, JLN medical college, Ajmer  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: Z768||Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Dexmedetomidine and dexamethasone to levobupivacaine in caudal block  Addition of dexmedetomidine .75mcg/kg and dexamethasone 0.1 mg/kg to levobupivacaine 0.2% in caudal block for postoperative analgesia in paediatric patients 
Comparator Agent  Dexmedetomidine versus dexamethasone as an adjuvant to 0.2% levobupivacaine in caudal block for post operative analgesia in paediatric patients undergoing infraumbilical surgeries  Group A- 0.2% levobupivacaine .75ml/kg+ inj dexmedetomidine .75mcg/kg given as caudal epidural analgesia as single shot injection Group B- 0.2% levobupivacaine .75ml/kg + inj dexamethasone .1mg/kg given as caudal epidural analgesia as a single shot injection 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  1.00 Year(s)
Age To  8.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.patients between the age group of 1year and 8year of both sexes undergoing various infraumbilical surgeries
2. Patients belonging to ASA 1 and 2 grades
3.parental consent 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.patients with known allergy to the study drugs
2. Suspected coagulopathy
3. Infection at site of caudal block
4.History of developmental delay and neurological diseases
5. Skeletal deformities in the caudal region
6.parental refusal 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Primary outcome of study will be assesment of Duration of analgesia (from the time of caudal injection to the time at which FLACC pain Pain score 4 or more)  Duration of study will be around 1year 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Secondary outcome of study will be assesment of 1.postoperative sedation
2. Hemodynamic changes
3.total number of doses of rescue analgesia in 24 hours 
Duration of study will be around 1year 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="80"
Sample Size from India="80" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "80"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="80" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/03/2021 
Date of Study Completion (India) 31/12/2021 
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)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
The aim of study will be  to compare the efficacy and safety of addition of dexmedetomidine versus dexamethasone to caudal 0.2% levobupivacaine on postoperative analgesia in paediatric patients undergoing infraumbilical surgeries



Primary objective  will be to assess duration of analgesia (from the time of caudal block to the time at which FLACC Pain score 4 or more)


Secondary objective will be to assess
1.postoperative sedation
2. Hemodynamic changes
3.Total number of doses of rescue analgesia in 24 hours
 
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