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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/04/051598 [Registered on: 13/04/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 11/04/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   comparison between two drugs as an additive to a local anaesthesia in spinal anaesthesia for taking baby out by surgical method. 
Scientific Title of Study   COMPARISON BETWEEN INTRATHECAL FENTANYL AND DEXMEDETOMIDINE AS AN ADJUVANT TO HYPERBARIC 0.5% LEVOBUPIVACAINE IN SUBARACHNOID BLOCK FOR CEASAREAN SECTION: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Santanu Saha 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  Midnapore Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, Vidyasagar Road, Midnapore Town, Paschim Medinipur

Medinipur
WEST BENGAL
721101
India 
Phone  9477428027  
Fax    
Email  santanusaha19@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Suman Chattopadhyay 
Designation  Professor and Head 
Affiliation  Midnapore Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, Vidyasagar Road, Midnapore Town, Paschim Medinipur

Medinipur
WEST BENGAL
721101
India 
Phone  9830234881  
Fax    
Email  sumanc24@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Debasish Bhar 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Midnapore Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Department of Anaesthesiology, Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, Vidyasagar Road, Midnapore Town, Paschim Medinipur

Medinipur
WEST BENGAL
721101
India 
Phone  8617753967  
Fax    
Email  debasish77bhar@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Government medical college funded post graduate thesis project  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Office of the Principal, Midnapore Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, Vidyasagar Road, Midnapore Town, Paschim Medinipur, Pin 721101, west bengal 
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 
Santanu Saha  Midnapore Medical College and Hospital.  Obstetrics Operation Theatre & Postoperative Recovery Room,Matrima Building, Midnapore Town, Paschim Medinipur, Pin 721101
Medinipur
WEST BENGAL 
9477428027

santanusaha19@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics , Midnapore Medical College and Hospital.Approval Memo no- MMC/IEC-2022/2761.  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: 1||Obstetrics,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Intrathecal dexmedetomidine as adjuvant to Hyperbaric 0.5% levobupivacaine.  Intrathecal Dexmedetomidine 5mcg(Prepared in 0.5ml NS)along with 1.8ml of 0.5% hyperbaric levobupivacaine in subarachnoid block for elective ceasarean section. 
Intervention  Intrathecal fentanyl as adjuvant to Hyperbaric 0.5% levobupivacaine.   Intrathecal Fentanyl 25mcg(0.5ml)along with 1.8ml of 0.5% hyperbaric levobupivacaine in subarachnoid block for elective ceasarean section. 
Comparator Agent  Intrathecal normal saline with Hyperbaric 0.5% levobupivacaine.  Intrathecal Normal saline 0.5ml along with 1.8ml of 0.5% hyperbaric levobupivacaine in subarachnoid block of elective ceasarean section. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  30.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  1. ASA grade II
2. Age group of 18-30 years
3. Body Mass Index between 18.5 and 24.
4. Gestational age ≥37 weeks
5. Elective lower segment caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients with severe cardio-respiratory disease
2. Patients with hepatic & renal disease
3. Patients with neurologic disorder
4. Patients with endocrine disorder
5. Patients with H/O Antepartum Hemorrhage (APH)
5. Subarachnoid block inadequate or failure
6. Conversion to general anesthesia
7. Patients with psychiatric problem
8. Any contraindication for spinal anesthesia
9. Drug allergy to study drugs 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
We are using equipotent dose of fentanyl and dexmedetomidine and both increases the duration of sensory & motor block. we expect both the groups receiving fentanyl and dexmedetomidine will have a longer duration of sensory & motor block compared to patients receiving
normal saline as adjuvant but among fentanyl and dexmedetomidine which one will provide longer duration of sensory & motor block will be known after cpmpletion of the study. 
September 2022 to February 2024 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Duration of surgery  from the beginning to end ot surgery 
to measure Systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, VAS Score, ECG  baseline
every 2 mins for first 10 mins, then every 5 minutes for next 25 mins then every 10 mins till 90 mins during surgery.
post operatively every 2 hours till 6 hours 
Apgar score of neonates  at 1 min and 5 min after delivery 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="105"
Sample Size from India="105" 
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   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   28/04/2023 
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 Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   No Publication Yet. 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

PROPOSED TOPIC OF RESEARCH: Comparison between intrathecal fentanyl and dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant to hyperbaric 0.5% levobupivacaine in subarachnoid block for caesarean section: A prospective study.

 

OBJECTIVE OF PROPOSED RESEARCH: To compare the duration of sensory and motor block between fentanyl and dexmedetomidine when administered intrathecally as adjuvant to 0.5% hyperbaric levobupivacaine in spinal anaesthesia for elective lower segment caesarean section.

 

Background of present study: In recent years levobupivacaine, the pure S (−)-enantiomer of bupivacaine, emerged as a safer alternative for regional anesthesia than its racemic parent. Recently 0.5% hyperbaric levobupivacaine has been introduced in clinical practice and widely used as a substitution of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine in spinal anaesthesia.

To prolong the duration of sensory and motor block many adjuvants have been previously added to 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine in spinal anaesthesia. Fentanyl and dexmedetomidine both have been profoundly used as adjuvant with 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine in cesarean section. As there is no published data on the effect of adjuvants with hyperbaric levobupivacaine we propose to compare the effects of fentanyl and dexmedetomidine with 0.5% hyperbaric levobupivacaine in caesarean section.

 

Methodology: After ethical clearance and written informed consent, 105 mothers undergoing elective caesarean section will be randomly allocated into three groups. Group F will received intrathecal fentanyl 25 mcg (0.5 ml) along with 1.8 ml of 0.5% hyperbaric levobupivacaine, group D will received intrathecal dexmedetomidine 5 mcg (prepared in 0.5 ml of normal saline) along with 1.8 ml of 0.5% levobupivacaine and group C will be given 0.5 ml of normal saline along with same dose of 0.5% of hyperbaric levobupivacaine. Maximum level of sensory block, time for two segment regression of sensory block and duration of motor block will be recorded. Post operative analgesia will be assessed by using visual analogue score (VAS) and patients complaining of VAS>4 will be given rescue analgesia. Time of first dose of post-spinal rescue analgesic will be noted.

 

Expected outcome: As there is no previous published data comparing fentanyl and dexmedetomidine as adjuvant with 0.5% hyperbaric levobupivacaine, we accept that there will be no difference regarding the duration of sensory and motor block in these two groups.   
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