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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/10/059159 [Registered on: 26/10/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 10/06/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparing two different local anaesthetic agents for spinal anaesthesia in view of hemodynamic changes 
Scientific Title of Study   A Comparative study of 0.5% hyperbaric Levobupivacaine and 0.5% hyperbaric Bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia in elective lower segment casearean sections  
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr SINGIDI PRASANTHI  
Designation  Post graduate student  
Affiliation  Shimoga institute of medical sciences  
Address  Department of Anesthesiology,Major OT complex,3rd floor,Mcgann District Teaching Hospital, Shimoga

Shimoga
KARNATAKA
577201
India 
Phone  7680916239  
Fax    
Email  prassusindhu@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Ashwini S 
Designation  Associate professor  
Affiliation  Shimoga institute of medical sciences  
Address  Department of Anesthesiology, Major OT complex,3rd floor, Mcgann District Teaching Hospital, Shimoga

Shimoga
KARNATAKA
577201
India 
Phone  9980812398  
Fax    
Email  ashwini.satrasala@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Ashwini S 
Designation  Associate professor  
Affiliation  Shimoga institute of medical sciences  
Address  Department of Anesthesiology, Major OT complex,3rd floor, Mcgann District Teaching Hospital, Shimoga

Shimoga
KARNATAKA
577201
India 
Phone  9980812398  
Fax    
Email  ashwini.satrasala@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
MCGANN TEACHING DISTRICT HOSPITAL,SIMS SHIMOGA  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr SINGIDI PRASANTHI  
Address  Department of Anesthesiology Major OT complex 3rd floor Mcgann District Teaching Hospital  
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 Ashwini   MC gann teaching district hospital   3rd floor Mcgann District Teaching Hospital Shimoga institute of medical sciences Department of Anesthesiology
Shimoga
KARNATAKA 
9980812398

ashwini.satrasala@gmail.co 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethics committee (IEC)SIMS  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 
Comparator Agent  Comparator agent 0.5% hyperbaric Bupivacaine   Group 1 will receive 0.5% hyperbaric Levobupivacaine 2ml intrathecally Group 2 will receive 0.5% hyperbaric Bupivacaine 2ml intrathecally Duration 18months 
Intervention  Intervention agent 0.5% hyperbaric Levobupivacaine   Group 1 will receive 0.5% hyperbaric Levobupivacaine 2ml intrathecally Duration 18months 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  40.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  1.Patients undergoing elective lower segment casearean sections from 18-40years age
2.ASA physical status II  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patients with ASA physical status III,IV
2.Patients having any contraindications to spinal anaesthesia
3.Patients with history of allergy to local anaesthetic  
 
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 
To compare various effects of intrathecal 0.5% Hyperbaric Levobupivacaine & 0.5%hyperbaric Bupivacaine in elective lower segment casearean sections
1.Hemodynamic changes 
At Oth minute immediately & then 3 6 9 15 20 25 30 45 60 75 90 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Sensory & motor blockade characteristics   At 5minutes 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "120"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="120" 
Phase of Trial   Post Marketing Surveillance 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   06/11/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) 05/05/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="0"
Days="18" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
Spinal anaesthesia is the most common anesthesia used in elective and emergency lower segment casearean sections.Hyperbaric solutions are generally preferred in subarachnoid block because they provide sufficient block and do not cause high block levels commonly 
Bupivacaine has R and S enantiomers they have different affinity on sodium and potassium channels.S enantiomers are relatively less cardiotoxic and neurotoxic.In recent studies Levobupivacaine as safer alternative for regional anesthesia than racemic Bupivacaine.
Hence we aim to study hyperbaric Levobupivacaine 0.5%, and Hyperbaric Bupivacaine 0.5%, with respect to hemodynamic changes,block characteristics, postoperative complications 
 
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