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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/06/043314 [Registered on: 16/06/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 15/06/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   to study the Efficacy of pain relief from erector spinae plane block for patients undergoing abdominal surgery  
Scientific Title of Study   A study of assess the efficacy of ultrasound guided bilateral erector spinae block(ESPB) for abdominal surgery under general / spinal anaesthesia. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  suneel ganganna ampragundi  
Designation  post graduate student 
Affiliation  Jawaharlal Nehru medical college and hospital 
Address  Department of anaesthesiology New OT JLN medical college Ajmer Ajmer RAJASTHAN 305001 India

Ajmer
RAJASTHAN
305001
India 
Phone  9743383462  
Fax    
Email  suneelga628@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Kavita Jain 
Designation  Senior Professor 
Affiliation  JLN medical college, Ajmer 
Address  Department of anaesthesiology New OT JLN medical college Ajmer Ajmer RAJASTHAN 305001 India

Ajmer
RAJASTHAN
305001
India 
Phone  9414006151  
Fax    
Email  drkavitajain15@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Kavita Jain 
Designation  Senior Professor 
Affiliation  JLN medical college, Ajmer 
Address  Department of anaesthesiology New OT JLN medical college Ajmer Ajmer RAJASTHAN 305001 India

Ajmer
RAJASTHAN
305001
India 
Phone  9414006151  
Fax    
Email  drkavitajain15@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
JLN MEDICAL COLLEGE AJMER  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  JLN MEDICAL COLLEGE AJMER 
Address  Department of anaesthesiology, JLN medical college 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 suneel ganganna ampragundi  JLN medical college   New OT Department of anaesthesiology JLN medical college Ajmer RAJASTHAN
Ajmer
RAJASTHAN 
9743383462

suneelga628@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethical committee,J.L.N. medical college Ajmer,  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K400||Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, (2) ICD-10 Condition: K353||Acute appendicitis with localizedperitonitis, (3) ICD-10 Condition: N72||Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri, (4) ICD-10 Condition: K810||Acute cholecystitis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  erector spinae plan block with general anaesthesia / spinal anaesthesia   Erector spinae plane Block using ROPIVACAINE 0.25% 15 ml + 15 ml bilaterally with dexmedetomidine 1mcg /kg at targeted transverses process of vertebra)is given once below erector spinae muscle, above the transverse process using usg guided technique. block is given before giving spinal or general anaesthesia only ONCE to the patient of study . Duration of study is 72 hrs post operation 
Comparator Agent  Without block  Abdominal surgeries under spinal/ general anaesthesia without giving any erector spinae block. Duration of study is 72 hrs post operation 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Age group between 18 and 60 years, Body weight 30 to 80kg , Patients belonging to ASA (American Society of Anaesthesiologists) class 1 and 2 Patients undergoing
abdominal surgery of duration 1 to 2 hours in theatre with
haemoglobin atleast 9 gm/dl, Patient free from any associated
acute or chronic systemic illness 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients not willing to participate in the study
Uncooperative patients
Patient with chronic pain or on long-term analgesics
Any known hypersensitivity or contraindication to bupivacaine
Local pathology at the site of injection or disability limiting the
performance of block,(deformity of spine)
Patients receiving beta blockers or cardiac drugs.
History of convulsion, allergy to the drug used, bleeding disorder,
severe neurological deficit, thyroid disorder
Patient with history of respiratory, cardiac, hepatic or renal disease
(necessitating classification in ASA Class III or above)
Patients having a history of significant neurological, psychiatric, or
neuromuscular disorders
Pregnant, lactating mothers 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Comparison of Number and frequency of
postoperative analgesia required in both the
groups for First 36 hours Postoperatively
To assess the effective analgesia by visual
analog scale (VAS) score 
Around 1 year 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
to assess hemodynamic changes
to assess and compare the adverse effect
to assess sensory and motor block if any in espb 
around 1 year 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="70"
Sample Size from India="70" 
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)   26/06/2022 
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="1"
Months="0"
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   Aim of our study is to assess the efficacy of erector spinae plane block (ESPB) for post operative analgesia in patients undergoing abdominal surgery under general / spinal  anaesthesia using Ropivacaine (0.25%) with dexmedetomidine  by creating a comparison with those without the block  
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