COMPARISON OF MEAN DURATION OF POST OPERATIVE ANALGESIA FOLLOWING ADDITION OF DEXMEDETOMIDINE TO ROPIVACAINE VERSUS PLAIN ROPIVACAINE ON ULTRASOUND GUIDED RECTUS SHEATH BLOCK

Quaid-e-Azam Medical College

Status: Completed

Conditions: Midline Laparotomy

Treatments: Procedure: Rectus Sheath Block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07254130

BVH-2025-CT-012

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the mean duration of postoperative analgesia following addition of dexmedetomidine to ropivacaine versus plain ropivacaine in ultrasound guided rectus sheath block in patients undergoing midline laparotomies

Enrollment: 209 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients with age 30 - 60 years.

• Patients that will be scheduled for laparotomy under general anesthesia.
• ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologist) s

Exclusion criteria

• Patient who will refuse for participation in study.
• Infection at site of Rectus Sheath block.
• History of any addiction.
• Sensitivity to the local anesthetics.
• Patient with pre-existing coagulation abnormalities INR more than 1.5.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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209 participants in 2 patient groups

Ropivacaine only group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Rectus Sheath Block

Dexmedetomedine combined with ropivacaine group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Rectus Sheath Block