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Comparison between two procedures using a drug, ropivacaine for postoperative pain relief in children undergoing circumcision.

A STUDY COMPARING CAUDAL BLOCK AND PENILE BLOCK USING ROPIVACAINE FOR POST OPERATIVE ANALGESIA IN PEDIATRIC PATIENT POSTED FOR CIRCUMCISION

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/10/037062
Enrollment
30
Registered
2021-10-04
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: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: caudal block using injection ropivacaine for circumcision in children: Caudal block given using 0.2 mL/kg of 0.25% ropivacaine for post operative analgesia in pediatric patient posted f

Sponsors

dr shweta chitranshi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA grade I and ASA grade II fit patients. Hemodynamically stable patients with all routine investigations within normal limits and without any other co-morbidities. Availability of written and informed consent and willingness of the parent to be a part of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with ASA physical status III or more. 2. Patients posted for emergency procedures. 3. Patients with major neurological, cardiac, respiratory, renal, hepatic or coagulation abnormalities. 4. Patients having history of hypersensitivity to local anesthetic and opioids. 5. Patients having any contraindications to caudal block or penile block. 6. Patients having known fetal abnormalities.

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the following: 1. To evaluate the duration of the block postoperatively. 2. To compare any side-effect of the two blocks Timepoint: Monitored postoperatively at 2 hrs, 4 hrs, 8 hrs , 24 hrs VAS score more than 7 and FLACC score more than 5

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the duration of caudal block and penile block using ropivacaine for postoperative analgesia in pediatric patients posted for circumcision.Timepoint: Monitored for vitals and analgesia for 24 hours postoperatively using VAS scoring more than 7 and FLACC scoring more than 5

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shweta Chitranshi

Department of Anesthesiology, Dr. D.Y Patil Medical college, hospital and research institute

sheetaljayakar2@gmail.com7756850492

Outcome results

None listed

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