To compare the postoperative pain control duration of transversus abdominis plane block and caudal block in children undergoing elective infra umbilical surgeries.

A comparative study of transversus abdominis plane block versus caudal epidural block for postoperative analgesia in children undergoing elective infra umbilical surgeries - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/03/063448

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-01

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Caudal block: To assess the post operative analgesic duration of caudal block using 0.25% levobupivacaine for 24 hours. Control Intervention1: Caudal block: To assess the post operativ

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Pediatric patients aged 2 to 8 years belonging to ASA Grade I and II 2.Elective infra umbilical surgeries

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.children undergoing bilateral infra umbilical surgeries. 2.children with altered sacral,caudal anatomy and skeletal deformities. 3. Local infection at the site of block 4.children with renal or hepatic insufficiency 5.known allergy to study drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the time of first rescue analgesia from the time of caudal and TAP blockTimepoint: Outcome will be assessed at the end of one and half year of study	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
FLACC Scale score and intra operative hemodynamic variablesTimepoint: Outcome will be assessed at the end of one and half year of study	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKewal Krishan Gupta

Guru Gobind Singh Medical College Hospital

doc_krishan31@yahoo.co.in9781812052

Outcome results

None listed

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