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Ultrasound guided Errector spinae plane block vs caudal epidural block for postoperative pain relief in children

Ultrasound-Guided sacral erector spinae plane block versus caudal epidural block for postoperative analgesia in children undergoing hypospadias surgery: Randomized controlled study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/04/051388
Enrollment
62
Registered
2023-04-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-19

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: Q549- Hypospadias, unspecified Health Condition 2: Q549- Hypospadias, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound-Guided sacral erector spinae plane block: 1 ml/kg of 0.25% Bupivacaine under USG guided ESP observed for 24 hours Control Intervention1: Caudal epidural block: 1 ml/kg of 0.2

Sponsors

AIIMS Raipur
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: from 1 yr of age to 6 yr of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients parents refusal Patients with any contraindications to regional anaesthesia History of development delay or mental retardation, which will make observational pain intensity assessment difficult History of allergic reaction to local anaesthetic Rash or skin infection at the site of injection Anatomical abnormalities Bleeding diathesis Coagulation disorder History of renal, hepatic, cardiac disorder, upper or lower infection or any neurological abnormalities

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postoperative pain intensity by FLACC scaleTimepoint: Postoperative pain intensity by FLACC scale

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Total analgesic requirement It is the duration required for 1st rescue postoperative analgesia Hemodynamic- Heart rate, Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure and Oxygen saturation recorder before the block, every 10 minutes after caudal block and 15 minutes after recovery Parents satisfaction on postoperative day 1[0- No satisfaction,10- Total satisfaction]Timepoint: Rescue analgesics and parents satisfaction

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Mayank Kumar

Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, AIIMS raipur

mayanksonupmch@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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