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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/05/042633 [Registered on: 18/05/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 17/05/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   We add either Dexamethasone or Ketamine,with Bupivacaine during spinal anaesthesia and we observe the duration of pain free period after surgery with both added drug and will decide which one give more pain free period after surgery.  
Scientific Title of Study   Comparison of duration of analgesia after adding intrathecal dexamethasone or ketamine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine in spinal anaesthesia for lower limb orthopaedic surgery. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Sonik G Shah 
Designation  Assistant Professor Department of Anesthesia 
Affiliation  Dr. N. D. Desai Faculty of Medical Science and Research 
Address  201 Suhard 2 Residency Navrang Compound Gotri Road Vadodara
Dr N D Desai Medical College Hospital Dharmasinh Desai University College Road Nadiad 387001 Gujarat
Kheda
GUJARAT
390021
India 
Phone  9979788588  
Fax    
Email  drsonik@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sonik G Shah 
Designation  Assistant Professor Department of Anesthesia 
Affiliation  Dr. N. D. Desai Faculty of Medical Science and Research 
Address  201 Suhard 2 Residency Navrang Compound Gotri Road Vadodara
Dr N D Desai Medical College Hospital Dharmasinh Desai University College Road Nadiad 387001 Gujarat
Kheda
GUJARAT
390021
India 
Phone  9979788588  
Fax    
Email  drsonik@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sonik G Shah 
Designation  Assistant Professor Department of Anesthesia 
Affiliation  Dr. N. D. Desai Faculty of Medical Science and Research 
Address  201 Suhard 2 Residency Navrang Compound Gotri Road Vadodara
Dr N D Desai Medical College Hospital Dharmasinh Desai University College Road Nadiad 387001 Gujarat
Kheda
GUJARAT
390021
India 
Phone  9979788588  
Fax    
Email  drsonik@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Dr N D Desai Faculty of Medical Science and Research 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Principal investigator Dr Sonik Shah 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia Dr N D Desai faculty of Medical Science and Research College Road Nadiad 387001 Gujarat 
Type of Sponsor  Other [] 
 
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 Sonik Shah  Dr N D Desai faculty of medical Science and Research  Department of anaesthesiology, Operation Theatre no.4, Dr. N D Desai faculty of medical Science and Research Dharmasinh Desai University College Road Nadiad 387001
Kheda
GUJARAT 
9979788588

drsonik@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: S820||Fracture of patella, (2) ICD-10 Condition: S821||Fracture of upper end of tibia, (3) ICD-10 Condition: S822||Fracture of shaft of tibia, (4) ICD-10 Condition: S823||Fracture of lower end of tibia, (5) ICD-10 Condition: S824||Fracture of shaft of fibula, (6) ICD-10 Condition: S825||Fracture of medial malleolus, (7) ICD-10 Condition: S826||Fracture of lateral malleolus, (8) ICD-10 Condition: S829||Unspecified fracture of lower leg,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Bupivacaine,Dexamethasone  At the time of performing Subarachnoid block Spinal anaesthesia will be given with either 0.5 persent bupivacaine heavy plus 4mg Dexamethasone or 0.5 persent bupivacaine heavy plus Ketamine25mg using standard spinal anaesthesia technique. Duration of study starts from the point of time spinal anaesthesia given and end at the time rescue dose of analgesia will be given. approximate time will be 3 to 8 hours 
Comparator Agent  Bupivacaine,Ketamine  This study is designed to assess and compare the postoperative analgesic efficacy of Dexamethasone with bupivacaine 0.5 persent heavy group A and Ketamine with bupivacaine 0.5 persent heavy group B in spinal anaesthesia during and after lower limb orthopaedic surgery. Duration of study starts from the point of time spinal anaesthesia given and end at the time rescue dose of analgesia will be given. approximate time will be 3 to 8 hours 
Intervention  Spinal anaesthesia   Spinal anaesthesia will be given with either 0.5%bupivacaine heavy+ 4mg Dexamethasone or 0.5% bupivacaine heavy+Ketamine25mg  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Inclusion criteria :
1 Age 18-60 years
2 Lower limb Orthopedic surgery
3 ASA physical status 1 or 2
4 Scheduled for planned Surgery on tibia
5 Patients who could understand and rate their pain on VAS scale (0-10) able to provide written consent
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Exclusion criteria:
1 Patient’s refusal
2 Emergency surgery
3 Pediatric patient
4 History of Anaphylaxis or Allergy to Local anesthetics
5 History of Bleeding Disorders
6 History of Drug abuse
7 Spine deformity
8 Neurological and cardiac disease
9 Infection at site of Spinal Anesthesia
10 Inability to provide informed consent
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Patient will be asked for pain and motor recovery every hourly in post operative period in recovery room or in ward, Neurological recovery will also be assessed using Modified Bromage Scale 1 hourly, On patient’s request/VAS 4 and Modified Bromage Scale Grade 5, Rescue analgesia of 50 mg Tramadol in 100 ml NS over 20 min to be given.  Patient will be asked for pain and motor recovery every hourly in post operative period in recovery room or in ward, Neurological recovery will also be assessed using Modified Bromage Scale 1 hourly, On patient’s request/VAS 4 and Modified Bromage Scale Grade 5, Rescue analgesia of 50 mg Tramadol in 100 ml NS over 20 min to be given. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
nausea Vomiting Hypotension Sedation   One hourly 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="64"
Sample Size from India="64" 
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)   25/05/2022 
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="10"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Closed to Recruitment of Participants 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
done IJLBPR 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   It is a prospective randomised single blinded control study performed in Operation room.
Intervention: At the time of performing Subarachnoid block, Spinal anaesthesia will be given with either 0.5% Bupivacaine heavy + 4mg Dexamethasone 
or
0.5% Bupivacaine heavy + Ketamine 25 mg using standard spinal anaesthesia technique.
Aim:
Primary- To prolong analgesic effect after spinal anaesthesia after completion of surgery and to reduce requiremnt of post operative analgesia.
Secondary-To compare incidence of complications between two gruops.
 
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