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A Comparison of Ropivacaine Alone Versus Combination of Dexamethasone and Clonidine for Block

NCT02151487 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 97

Last updated 2019-07-05

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Summary

The aim of this randomized, observer-blinded study is to evaluate the postoperative analgesic efficacy of adding dexamethasone and clonidine to ropivacaine in supraclavicular nerve block. The investigators hypothesized that addition of dexamethasone and clonidine to ropivacaine would prolong the duration of analgesia in supraclavicular nerve block compared with ropivacaine alone.

Conditions

  • Upper Extremity Surgery

Interventions

DRUG

Ropivacaine

Ropivacaine alone

DRUG

Ropivacaine and dexamethasone

Ropivacaine combination with dexamethasone

DRUG

Ropivacaine and clonidine

Ropivacaine combination with clonidine

DRUG

Ropivacaine, dexamethasone and clonidine

Ropivacaine combination with dexamethasone and clonidine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dawood Nasir, MD · University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-03-31
Primary Completion
2016-04-30
Completion
2016-08-20

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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