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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/05/052194 [Registered on: 02/05/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 30/04/2023
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   To compare effect of adding drugs like dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine as additives in upper limb nerve block surgeries in reducing Rebound postoperative pain in patients  
Scientific Title of Study   COMPARISON OF PERINEURAL DEXAMETHASONE AND DEXMEDETOMIDINE AS ADJUVANTS IN REDUCING REBOUND PAIN IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK:A DOUBLE BLIND RANDOMISED CONTROLLED STUDY 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  DR ABINAYA K 
Designation  POST GRADUATE 
Affiliation  Karnataka institute of medical sciences  
Address  Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka institute of Medical sciences,vidhya nagar,Hubballi,DHARWAD 580032

Dharwad
KARNATAKA
580032
India 
Phone  9344670831  
Fax    
Email  abi.4996@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Madhuri S Kurdi 
Designation  Professor and HOD 
Affiliation  Karnataka institute of medical sciences  
Address  and HOD, Department of anaesthesiology, Karnataka institute of medical sciences, Vidhya nagar, Hubballi, Dharwad, Karnataka 580032

Dharwad
KARNATAKA
580032
India 
Phone  9449590556  
Fax    
Email  drmadhuri_kurdi@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Madhuri S Kurdi  
Designation  Professor and HOD  
Affiliation  Karnataka institute of medical sciences  
Address  Professor and HOD, department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka institute of medical sciences, vidhya nagar, Hubballi.

Dharwad
KARNATAKA
580032
India 
Phone  9449590556  
Fax    
Email  drmadhuri_kurdi@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Karnataka institute of medical sciences, vidhya nagar, Hubballi Dharwad 580032 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Abinaya K  
Address  Postgraduate, department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka institute of medical sciences, vidhya nagar, Hubballi, Dharwad  
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
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 Abinaya K   Karnataka institute of medical sciences   Department of Anesthesiology, Karnataka institute of medical sciences, vidhya nagar, Hubballi.
Dharwad
KARNATAKA 
9344670831

abi.4996@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Karnataka institute of medical sciences, Hubballi ethics committee   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  dexamethasone   To add dexamethasone 2ml(8mg) with 28 ml of 0.75% Ropivacaine given for nerve block by supraclavicular approach once before start of surgery  
Intervention  DEXMEDETOMIDINE   To add dexmedetomidine 0.5 ml(25 microgram) with 28 ml of 0.75% Ropivacaine given for nerve block by supraclavicular approach once before start of surgery  
Comparator Agent  Not adding any adjuvant   28 ml of 0.75% Ropivacaine given for nerve block by supraclavicular approach once before start of surgery  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  50.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Patients belonging to ASA physical status 1and 2
2.Patients giving informed valid written consent
3.patients undergoing elective orthopaedic upper limb surgery  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patients with coagulopathies, neurological disorder
2.Patients having hypersensitivity to any of study drugs 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Double Blind Double Dummy 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the rebound pain in three study groups (dexamethasone as adjuvant, dexmedetomidine as adjuvant and no adjuvant added) and compare numerical rating scores   Rebound pain will be monitored for 48 hours post placement of block  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess time taken for resolution of nerve blocks
 
Assessment of return of motor movement and sensation for 48 hours in the postoperative period  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="75"
Sample Size from India="75" 
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 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   05/05/2023 
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 Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   Nil 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is a type of randomised double blind controlled study in which comparison of dexamethasone and dexmedetomidine as adjuvant and adding no adjuvant in reducing Rebound pain in patients undergoing peripheral nerve block of upper limb orthopaedic surgery is done.Totally there are 3 groups,each containing 25 persons and total sample size is 75. 
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