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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/03/032296 [Registered on: 25/03/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/03/2021
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A study to evaluate the effectiveness of infraclavicular brachial plexus block using bupivacaine alone with bupivacaine with dexmedetomidine for pain control in patients undergoing upper limb surgeries. 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of effectiveness of ultrasound guided single injection infraclavicular brachial plexus block using bupivacaine alone with bupivacaine combined with dexmedetomidine for pain control 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 Pooja Patil 
Designation  Post graduate medical student  
Affiliation  Bangalore medical college and research institute  
Address  Department of anaesthesiology. Bangalore medical college and research institute. Fort Road. K.R market . Bengaluru 560002
Department of anaesthesiology. Bangalore medical college and research institute . K.R. Market .Bengaluru. 560002
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560002
India 
Phone  9620610915  
Fax    
Email  patildrpoojas@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Saraswathi N 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Bangalore medical college and research institute 
Address  Department of anaesthesiology. Bangalore medical college and research institute. K r market. Bengaluru
Department of anaesthesiology. Bangalore medical college and research institute. K r market. Bengaluru
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560002
India 
Phone  9663304834  
Fax    
Email  dr.saraswathi.pmssy@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Saraswathi N 
Designation  Assistant Professor 
Affiliation  Bangalore medical college and research institute 
Address  Department of anaesthesiology. Bangalore medical college and research institute. K r market. Bengaluru
Department of anaesthesiology. Bangalore medical college and research institute. K r market. Bengaluru
Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560002
India 
Phone  9663304834  
Fax    
Email  dr.saraswathi.pmssy@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Banaglore medical college and research institute 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Pooja Patil 
Address  Bangalore medical college and Research institute ladies hostel. K r market. Bengaluru 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Dr Pooja Patil  Department of anaesthesiology, Bangalore medical college and research institute. K r market Bengaluru.560002 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Pooja Patil  Bangalore medical college and research institute  Department of anaesthesiology. Banaglore medical college and research institute, Bengaluru
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9620610915

patildrpoojas@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
BMCRI ethics committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: S52||Fracture of forearm, (2) ICD-10 Condition: S423||Fracture of shaft of humerus,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Infraclavicular block using bupivacaine  30 ml of 0.33% bupivacaine with placebo 
Comparator Agent  Infraclavicular block using bupivacaine with dexmedetomidine  30ml of 0.33% bupivacaine + 1mcg/kg of dexmedetomidine 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patients who have given informed and written consent
2. Patients belonging to ASA1 and ASA2 category
3. Patients aged 18-60 years 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients refusing to take part in study
2. History of allergy to local anaesthetic
3. Infection at block site
4. Patients with bleeding disorder and abnormal coagulation profile
5. Patients with sensory or motor deficits in the limb before surgery 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Onset and duration of sensory and motor blockade
2. Duration of analgesia 
Intra operative and Post operative period 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Supplemental opioid requirement and sedation score  Intraoperative and postoperative period 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
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)   27/03/2021 
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   None yet  
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is a prospective randomised double-blind study comparing the effectiveness of ultrasound guided infraclavicular brachial plexus block using bupivacaine alone with bupivacaine combined with dexmedetomidine in patients undergoing upper limb surgries. It wil be conducted in a total of 50 patients, 25 in each group, in all the hospitals attached to Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute. Primary outcome is to measure the onset and duration of sensory and motor blockade and secondary outcome is duration of analgesia and sedation score including postoperative period. 
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