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Study to compare an injection given in lower back with injections given in outer layer of abdomen in children undergoing lower abdominal surgery for pain scores.

A prospective randomized controlled trial comparing caudal epidural block, ultrasound guided illioinguinal/ iliohypogastric nerve blocks and ultrasound guided transversus Abdominis plane block in paediatric patients undergoing elective inguinal region surgeries.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/12/010988
Enrollment
105
Registered
2017-12-27
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- Undergoing elective Inguinal region surgeries

Interventions

Intervention1: ultrasound guided transversus abdominins plane block: TAP block has been used in paediatric patients for lower abdominal and inguinal region surgeries
it is an abdominal field block which provides analgesia from T10 to L1 segment.Ultrasound probe (6-13Hz) would be kept cephalad to the ASIS keeping the probe parallel to line joining umbilicus and ASI

Sponsors

Post graduate institute of medical education and research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: We would enroll American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status Iâ??II patients scheduled for elective unilateral inguinal surgery (inguinal herniotomy, hydrocelectomy,orchidopexy).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria will include regional block refusal, known amide local anesthetic drug allergy, history of seizures or neurological, neuromuscular, psychiatric or blood clotting disorders, a history of clinically important renal, hepatic, cardiac, or neurological conditions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary end point will be time to first rescue analgesia (paracetamol (PCM)).Timepoint: In PACU pain scoring would be done every 15 minutes during the first hour in PACU and every 30 minutes for the next 3 hours in until discharge from the hospital. Pain will be assessed using FLACC Behavioural Pain Scale and Baker-Wong Faces Scale. If pain scores more than 6 they will be treated with injection fentanyl 0.5 microgram /kg and if pain scores more than 3 (FLACC)/more than 4(Baker Wong faces) injection paracetamol will be given

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary parameters would be total intra operative fentanyl consumption, time in image acquisition and drug injection, total post operative PCM consumption, pain and sedation scores, total number of patients requiring rescue analgesia (PCM), incidence of post op nausea vomiting, parental satisfaction scores.Timepoint: During the intraoperative course Vital parameters including heart rate, blood pressure and saturation will be recorded every 1minute for first 5minutes after block placement, at the time of skin incision, 5, 10 and 15 mins later. In PACU pain scoring and sedation scoring would be done every 15 minutes during the first hour in PACU and every 30 minutes for the next 3 hours in until discharge from the hospital.Incidence of nausea vomiting in PACU and parental satisfaction scores after 24 hours.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Anudeep jafra

Post graduate Institute of medical education and research, Chandigarh

anu_gmch@yahoo.co.in9888027699

Outcome results

None listed

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