Tramadol Versus Dexamethasone as Adjuvant to Levobupivacaine Supraclavicular Block

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The investigator's aim will be to compare the efficacy of perineural tramadol and dexamethasone added to levobupivacaine in prolonging postoperative analgesia in patient undergoing open reduction and internal fixation for forearm fractures.

Primary outcome: duration of postoperative analgesia. Secondary outcome: include [The anesthesia onset time, total rescue analgesic consumption in the 1st 24-hour and the presence of complications and side effects.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University
• Treatments: Levobupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologist physical status I-II patients older than 18years and scheduled for internal fixation for forearm fractures

• Both sexes

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with known allergy to the study drugs

• Skin infection at site of needle puncture

• Significant organ dysfunction

• Coagulopathy

• Drug or alcohol abuse

• Epilepsy and psychiatric illness that would interfere with perception and assessment of pain