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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/11/047664 [Registered on: 25/11/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 22/11/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Which local anesthetic drug is ideal for spinal anesthesia for short duration surgeries like inguinal hernia surgery ?0.5% isobaric Levobupivacaine or 0.5% isobaric Ropivacine? 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative study of Intra thecal 0.5% isobaric Ropivacaine versus 0.5% isobaric Levo bupivacaine in unilateral hernia 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 FIFINA K K 
Designation  SENIOR RESIDENT 
Affiliation  MALABAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE 
Address  Department of anaesthesiology Malabar medical college and research centre Ulliyeri Calicut KERALA

Kozhikode
KERALA
673323
India 
Phone  9539442824  
Fax    
Email  fifna.latheef@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR RAMAKRISHNA PAI JAKRIBETTU 
Designation  HOD DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY 
Affiliation  MALABAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY MALABAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE ULLIYERI

Kozhikode
KERALA
673323
India 
Phone  9986415211  
Fax    
Email  scientificcommittee@mmchospital.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DR PAUL O RAPHAEL 
Designation  HOD DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY 
Affiliation  MALABAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESILOGY MALABAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE ULLIYERI

Kozhikode
KERALA
673323
India 
Phone  8281804916  
Fax    
Email  poloralph1965@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
MALABAR MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  MALBAR MEDICAL COLLEGE 
Address  MALABAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE ULLIYERI CALICUT KERALA INDIA 673323 
Type of Sponsor  Private 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 FIFINA K K  MALABAR MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITALAND RESEARCH CENTRE  DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY 3RD FLOOR,MALABAR MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND REAEARCH CENTRE,ULLIYERI,CALICUT,KERALA,INDIA,673323
Kozhikode
KERALA 
9539442824

fifna.latheef@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE MALABAR MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K409||Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, (2) ICD-10 Condition: 4||Measurement and Monitoring,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Ropivcaine  Patients undergoing unilateral hernia surgeries under spinal anaesthesia. Group B received 0.5% ropivacaine 3ml intrathecally under aseptic precaution. After injecting the drug patients will be monitored for heart rate, blood pressure, onset and duration of sensory and motor blockade. Parameters studied in the intraoperative period include sensory block, motor block, and block height and the postoperative period includes time for regression to L1, sensory recovery, motor recovery and time for complete regression. Blood pressure and Heart rate will be checked every one min after giving spinal anaesthesia, for 10 min and every 5 min for next 1 hr and then every 15 min until the end of surgery. Sensory and motor blockade will be assessed every 3 min for 15 min, every 10 min for 45 minutes, every 15 min for 90 min and finally 30 min thereafter until sensory block regress to S2 dermatome. Sensory blockade will be assessed from caudal to cephalad end in mid axillary line by needle prick sensation. Motor blockade will be assessed by using modified Bromage scale. Patient will be monitored until regression of sensory and motor blockade. 
Intervention  Levobupivacaine  Patients undergoing unilateral inguinal hernia surgeries under spinal anaesthesia. Group A patients received 0.5% isobaric levobupivacaine 3ml intrathecally under aseptic precaution. After injecting the drug patient will be monitored for heart rate, blood pressure, onset and duration of sensory and motor blockade. Parameters studied in the intraoperative period include sensory block, motor block and block height and the post-operative period includes time for regression to L1, sensory recovery, motor recovery and time for complete regression. Blood pressure and heart rate will be checked every one minute after giving spinal anaesthesia , for 10 min and every 5 min for next 1 hr and then every 15 min until the end of surgery.Sensory and motor blockade will be assessed every 3 min for 15 min, every 10 min for 45 minutes, every 15 min for 90 min and finally 30 min thereafter until sensory block regress to S2 dermatome. Sensory blockade will be assessed from caudal to cephalad end in mid axillary line by needle prick sensation.Motor blockade will be assessed by using modified Bromage scale. Patient will be monitored until regression of sensory and motor blockade. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.ASA 1 & 2 patients
2.Scheduled for unilateral inguinal hernia surgeries 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patients not willing to participate in the study
2. Contra indications to spinal anaesthesia ( INR>1.3, platelet count <75000)
3. ASA 3,4 patients
4. Neurological diseases like multiple sclerosis, lumbar disc herniation etc...
5. Allergy to local anaesthetics 
 
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 
To compare duration of motor and sensory blockade of intrathecal 0.5% isobaric levobupivacaine with 0.5% isobaric ropivacaine  After giving spinal blood pressure and heart rate will be checked every one minute for 10 mins and every 5 mins for next 1 hour and then every 15 mins until the end of the surgery.Sensory and motor blockade will be assessed every 3 min for 15 min and every 10 min for 45 min,every 15 min for 90 min and finally 30 min thereafter until sensory block regress to S2 dermatome. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.onset of action
2.time to maximum sensory and motor blockade
3.haemodynamic parameters between intrathecal 0.5% isobaric levo bupivacaine and 0.5% isobaric ropivacaine 
After giving spinal blood pressure and heart rate will be checked every one minute for 10 mins and every 5 mins for next 1 hour and then every 15 mins until the end of the surgery.Sensory and motor blockade will be assessed every 3 min for 15 min and every 10 min for 45 min,every 15 min for 90 min and finally 30 min thereafter until sensory block regress to S2 dermatome. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="90"
Sample Size from India="90" 
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)   01/12/2022 
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="6"
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   A comparative study of intrathecal 0.5% levobupivacaine versus 0.5% ropivacaine  in unilateral inguinal hernia surgeries was proposed as a study to compare duration of motor and sensory blockade as primary objective. Secondary objective being to compare the onset time to maximum sensory and motor blockade and hemodynamic parameters and our hypothesis is that levobupivacaine has prolonged duration of sensory and motor blockade which is better for prolonged surgeries and ropivacaine has shorter duration of motor blockade which is preferred for faster recovery and early ambulation and hence the latter can be administered for daycare surgeries. It is also beneficial in context of decreasing the incidence of urinary retention . 
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