A Randomised Comparison on the Dose Requirement Between, Levobupivacaine, Ropivacaine and Bupivacaine in Intrathecal Anaesthesia

Hospital Authority, Hong Kong75 enrolled

Overview

To determine and compare the effective intrathecal dose of levobupivacaine, ropivacaine and bupivacaine for 50% of patients in lower limb surgery

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Anesthesia, Conduction Surgery

Interventions

Combined spinal epidural anaesthesiaPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * body weight=40-90kg, * height higher than 145cm Exclusion Criteria: * Known hypersensitivity to amide local anaesthetics, * patients who do not understand English and Chinese, * Body mass index higher than 35 kg per sq metre

Locations (1)

Kwong Wah Hospital

Hong Kong, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sensory block at 12th thoracic dermatome or above and successful conduct of the lower limb surgery up to 50 minutes after the intrathecal injection of the study drug

Time frame: 50 minutes after the intrathecal injection of the study drug

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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