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Pain Management in children undergoing Hernia repair

Comparison of Levobupivacaine 0.25% and Bupivacaine 0.25% for Caudal Analgesia in Children Undergoing Herniotomy.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/06/004679
Enrollment
60
Registered
2014-06-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- paediatric patients posted for herniotomy

Interventions

Intervention1: Levobupivacaine: Levobupivacaine 0.25% for caudal analgesia for herniotomy Control Intervention1: Bupivacaine: Bupivacaine 0.25% for caudal analgesia for herniotomy

Sponsors

Department of Anaesthesiology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: American society of anaesthesiologists Class 1 and Class 2 Paediatric patients scheduled for elective herniotomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: history of previous surgeries requiring handling of spinal cord neurological disorder cardiac disorder local infection pre existing bleeding disorder hypersensitivity to any drugs sacral abnormalities

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
clinical efficacy of caudal blockade during surgery residual motor blockadeTimepoint: caudal block efficacy is absence of gross motor movents or more than 20% change in heart rate and respiratory rate on application of forcep after 15 minutes following caudal block. residual motor blockade defined as motor block score of more than 1 at wake up and 180 minutes after caudal block

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
duration of analgesiaTimepoint: 15 minutes for first hour postoperatively and then half hourly for next two hours;pain scoresTimepoint: 15 minutes for first hour postoperatively and then half hourly for next two hours;requirement of rescue analgesiaTimepoint: rescue analgesia when pain score of more than 4

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Poonam Jadhav

Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital

poons910@gmail.com919819136902

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026