NCT02201784

Spinal Anaesthesia With Levobupivacaine 0.5% and Ropivacaine 0.75% for Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgery

A Comparative Study Between Levobupivacaine 0.5% and Ropivacaine 0.75% in Patients Undergoing Spinal Anaesthesia for Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgery.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aligarh Muslim University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of two intrathecally administered drugs:0.5% levobupivacaine and0.75%Ropivacaine in spinal anesthesia

Detailed description

Bupivacaine is a highly cardiotoxic drug and also produces prolonged motor blockade.The newer drugs levobupivacaine and ropivacaine being comparatively less cardio and neurotoxic are preferred now a days.So, we conducted this prospective, randomized double blind study with an aim of comparing the efficacy and characteristics of these drugs.

Conditions

• Lower Limb Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Levobupivacaine	Comparison of Equipotent doses
DRUG	Ropivacaine	Comparison of equipotent doses

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-12-01
• Primary completion: 2014-01-01
• Completion: 2014-01-01
• First posted: 2014-07-28
• Last updated: 2015-01-21
• Results posted: 2015-01-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India