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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/07/055667 [Registered on: 25/07/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 11/06/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   A CLINICAL TRIAL TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF TWO DRUGS, BUPIVACAINE AND LEVOBUPIVACAINE IN GYNAECOLOGICAL PATIENTS UNDERGOING SPINAL ANAESTHESIA  
Scientific Title of Study   COMPARISON BETWEEN HYPERBARIC LEVOBUPIVACAINE AND HYPERBARIC BUPIVACAINE IN SUBARACHNOID BLOCK FOR ELECTIVE GYNAECOLOGICAL SURGERIES  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Shinjini Raha 
Designation  Post graduate trainee Anaesthesiology  
Affiliation  Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research  
Address  244 AJC Bose road,Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research,Department of Anaesthesiology, Kolkata 700020,West Bengal

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700020
India 
Phone  9002743940  
Fax    
Email  shinjini.srijan@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Amit Kumar Ray 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research 
Address  244 AJC Bose road,Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research,Department of Anaesthesiology,Kolkata 700020,West Bengal

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700020
India 
Phone  9830374904  
Fax    
Email  raymit2005@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Amit Kumar Ray 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research 
Address  244 AJC Bose road,Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research,Department of Anaesthesiology,Kolkata 700020,West Bengal

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700020
India 
Phone  9830374904  
Fax    
Email  raymit2005@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Anaesthesiology IPGMER,244,AJC Bose Road,Kolkata, West Bengal 700020  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Department of Anaesthesiology  
Address  244 AJC Bose road,Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research,Kolkata 700020,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 
Dr Amit Kumar Ray   IPGMER   Department of Anaesthesiology, AJC Bose road,Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research,Kolkata 700020,West Bengal
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9830374904

raymit2005@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
IPGMER Research Oversight 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, (2) ICD-10 Condition: N858||Other specified noninflammatory disorders of uterus,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Hyperbaric bupivacaine   Dose: 13.5 mg with fentanyl 25 mcg Frequency: once at the start of surgery Route: intrathecal Duration: till patient recovers from the effect of drug 
Intervention  Hyperbaric levobupivacaine   Dose: 13.5 mg with fentanyl 25 mcg Frequency: once at the start of surgery Route: intrathecal Duration: till patient recovers from the effect of drug 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  Patients belonging to ASA I and II 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients with significant cardiac,pulmonary, hepatic or renal disease
Spinal deformities
Abnormal coagulation profile (INR 1.5)
Evidences of skin infections at the site of injection
Disabling neuropsychiatric disorders
Known hypersensitivity to bupivacaine, levobupivacaine or fentanyl
Chronic drug abusers
Alcoholics 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To measure the onset of sensory block in both groups
To measure the duration of sensory block in both groups
To measure highest level of sensory block in both groups
To measure the onset of motor block in both groups
To measure the duration of motor block in both groups
To find out the changes in heart rate & mean arterial blood pressure during the course of spinal anaesthesia  
Every three minutes interval  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare if hyperbaric levobupivacaine is a safer alternative to hyperbaric bupivacaine for elective gynaecological surgeries in subarachnoid block   After completion of surgery, wearing of effects of spinal anaesthesia  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="142"
Sample Size from India="142" 
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 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   16/08/2023 
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   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   One hundred and forty two  participants aged 18 years and above to be taken in randomized controlled trial to see if hyperbaric levobupivacaine can be a safer alternative to hyperbaric bupivacaine for elective gynaecological surgeries in subarachnoid block.  
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