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Comparison of three drugs used in anaesthesia for caudal block in children

A comparative study of bupivacaine,ropivacaine and levobupivacaine in paediatric caudal block

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/03/012402
Enrollment
90
Registered
2018-03-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Healthy ASA-1 and ASA-2 Patients who consented to go under study

Interventions

Intervention1: Caudal Block: Caudal epidural single shot block is given in paediatric patients under going infra umbilical surgeries Control Intervention1: levobupivacaine, bupivacaine and ropivacaine

Sponsors

Dr Jagdeep Sharma
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 90 patients of ASA grade I & II, undergoing infraumbilical surgery as circumscision, herniotomies, orchidopexies etc.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Refusal by parents or guardian, pre existing neurological disease, hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics under study, bleeding diathesis or coagulation disorder, local sepsis at the site of puncture and technical problems such as persistent paresthesias or bloody/CSF tap.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Caudal Effectiveness Score among the three groups was assessed.Timepoint: The Caudal Effectiveness score was assessed after administration of anaesthesia before beginning of the surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mean pain scores, duration of post operative analgesia and associated compplications with the use of the drugs.Timepoint: . The duration of postoperative analgesia in group I (levobupivacaine) was 126.15±15.15mins (2.10±0.25hrs), group II (ropivacaine) was 114.68±11.32mins (1.91±0.18hrs), group III (bupivacaine) was 145.31±15.15mins (2.42±0.43hrs.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJagdeep Sharma

SGRDIMSR

drruchisgrd@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026