Comparison of Post Operative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Lower Abdominal Surgeries Receiving Ultrasound Guided Block With Dexmetomidine vs Dexmethasone

ConditionsPost Operative Analgesia Dexmedetomidine TAP Block

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phasePhase 4

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18-60

SponsorPakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

About this trial

Lower abdominal surgeries cause significant pain and can be managed by injecting local anesthetic agents between muscles of abdominal wall that can provide post operative pain relief and its duration can be prolonged by adding drugs to local anesthetic regimen

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

ASA I and ASA II BMI 25-35 kg/m2 Lower abdominal surgeries below L2-L3 leves

Disqualifiers

Infection at block site Coagulopathy Antiplatelet

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Dexmedetomidine
Drug
20 ml 0.25% Bupivacaine along with 0.5 Mcg/kg of Dexmedetomidine will be given in TAPP block bilaterally
Dexamethasone
Drug
20 ml 0.25% Bupivacaine along with 4 mg of Dexamethasone will be given in TAPP block bilaterally

Treatment groups

60 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: DexmedetomidineActive comparator 1 intervention

Group B: DexamethasoneActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Resuce analgesia

Time frame

Time in the post operative period when patient first demands rescues analgesia will be noted in minutes

Sponsors and contacts

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Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Lead sponsor

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