Dexamethasone in Prolonging the Duration of Spinal Anesthesia Among Pregnant Patients

Lower segment C section is one of the most commonly performed surgeries worldwide. It is performed in spinal anesthesia. During Spinal Anesthesia a local anesthetic drug is administered in a space surrounding spinal cord and it blocks nerves originating from spinal cord providing both anesthesia and analgesia. This technique avoids harmful exposure of drugs to the baby inside the womb of mother. However this technique provides anesthesia and analgesia of limited duration which can be prolonged by addition of drugs to patient management regimen. One such drug is Dexamethasone which is a steroid commonly administered in the peri-operative period.

NCT Number	NCT07088146
Lead Sponsor	Rawalpindi Medical College
Conditions	Spinal Anesthesia, Post Operative Analgesia
Enrollment	110 participants
Start Date	2025-07-20
Primary Completion	2025-10-20 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-10-20 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-07-28