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

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Enrolling; Phase 4

Conditions: Post Operative Analgesia; Dexmedetomidine; TAP Block

Treatments: Drug: Dexamethasone; Drug: Dexmedetomidine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07508202

F52/2024(ERRC)/PIMS

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full description

TAPP block can provide significant post operative analgesia following lower abdominal surgery and its duration can be prolonged by adding adjuvants to local anesthetics.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

• Infection at block site Coagulopathy Antiplatelet

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Dexmedetomidine

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Dexmedetomidine

Dexamethasone

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Dexamethasone