to compare bupivacaine alone and bupivacaine- dexamethasone combination in caudal block for pediatric patients undergoing elective infraumbilical surgery

Comparison of caudal bupivacaine alone and caudal bupivacaine- dexamethasone combination for pediatric patients undergoing elective infraumbilical surgery - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/07/071128

Enrollment

Registered

2024-07-23

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-08-19

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Conventional Caudal block for Postoperative analgesia: pediatric patients undergoing infraumbilical surgery under general anaesthesia will be given caudal block for postoperative analge

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients aged 2-10 years with American society of Anesthesiologists physical status I, II scheduled for elective infraumbilical surgeries

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Infection at the site of the block. 2.Coagulopathy. 3.Allergy to local anesthetics. 4.Pre-existing neurological or spinal disease and abnormalities of the sacrum.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the duration of postoperative analgesia in caudal block using bupivacaine and bupivacaine with dexamethasone by time taken to first rescue analgesia in paediatric patients undergoing elective infraumbilical surgeryTimepoint: To compare the duration of postoperative analgesia in caudal block using bupivacaine and bupivacaine with dexamethasone by time taken to first rescue analgesia in paediatric patients undergoing elective infraumbilical surgery	—

Measure

Time frame

To compare the duration of postoperative analgesia in caudal block using bupivacaine and bupivacaine with dexamethasone by time taken to first rescue analgesia in paediatric patients undergoing elective infraumbilical surgeryTimepoint: To compare the duration of postoperative analgesia in caudal block using bupivacaine and bupivacaine with dexamethasone by time taken to first rescue analgesia in paediatric patients undergoing elective infraumbilical surgery

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Intraoperative haemodynamic parameters. 2. Total analgesia requirement in the first 24 hours. Timepoint: Intraoperatively every 10 mins the vital parameters will be assessed	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr PS Bhatia

VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital

psbhatia2@rediffmail.com7042142230

Outcome results

None listed

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