A clinical trial comparing most effective pain relief after surgery among the two blocks given for children undergoing open hernia surgery.

Post operative analgesic efficacy of ultrasound guided caudal epidural block compared to retrolaminar block for elective unilateral open inguinal hernia repair in children: a randomized double blind controlled trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/05/086595

Enrollment

Registered

2025-05-08

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-05-26

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M959- Acquired deformity of musculoskeletal system, unspecified Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: ultrasound guided blocks: comparing post operative analgesic efficacy of caudal epidural and retro laminar blocks Intervention2: ultrasound guided caudal epidural block: A single shot c

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.All the patients scheduled for for elective unilateral open inguinal hernia repair under general anaesthesia. 2.ASA physical status I and II 3.Age 2-6 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with known allergies to local anaesthetics. 2.Unwillingness to participate in the study 3.Infection at injection site 4.Coagulation disorders 5.Liver and kidney disease. Children with active respiratory tract infection. Patients having a history of mental retardation/developmental delay

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the post-operative analgesic efficacy between Caudal epidural block and Retrolaminar block in children undergoing elective unilateral open inguinal hernia repairTimepoint: Post-operative pain will be assessed with FLACC scale at 1,2,4,6,12 and 24 hours post surgery.Rescue analgesia will be given if FLACC score is more than three. For the first 2 hour Fentanyl 1mcg per kg ( every 15 minutes duration) and between 2 to 24 hour, oral Ibuprofen 10 mg per kg (maximum dose 10mg per kg every 8 hour) will be used.	—

Measure

Time frame

To assess the post-operative analgesic efficacy between Caudal epidural block and Retrolaminar block in children undergoing elective unilateral open inguinal hernia repairTimepoint: Post-operative pain will be assessed with FLACC scale at 1,2,4,6,12 and 24 hours post surgery.Rescue analgesia will be given if FLACC score is more than three. For the first 2 hour Fentanyl 1mcg per kg ( every 15 minutes duration) and between 2 to 24 hour, oral Ibuprofen 10 mg per kg (maximum dose 10mg per kg every 8 hour) will be used.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
.Adverse events: nausea, vomiting, hypotension, urinary retention 2.Parental & surgeon satisfaction scale (5-point Likert scale). Timepoint: Parental & surgeon satisfaction scale (5-point Likert scale), post-operative adverse events such as nausea, vomiting, hypotension, urinary retention will be recorded for 24 hour period post surgery	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public Contactvinod hosalli

Sapthagiri institute of medical sciences,Bamngalore

simsanaesthesiology@gmail.com08022188702

Outcome results

None listed

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