# Effect of Intravenous Dexamethasone on Duration of Hyperbaric Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia in Lower Abdominal Surgery

> **NCT04778189** · PHASE2 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Assiut University** · enrollment: 200 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Spinal Anesthesia

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Placebo
- **DRUG:** i.v dexmethasone

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04778189
- **Lead sponsor:** Assiut University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-12-01
- **Primary completion:** 2023-04-01
- **Final completion:** 2023-05-01
- **Target enrollment:** 200 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-05-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04778189

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04778189, "Effect of Intravenous Dexamethasone on Duration of Hyperbaric Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthesia in Lower Abdominal Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04778189. Licensed CC0.

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