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Pain Relief After Hernia Surgery in Children Comparing Two Types of Nerve Blocks

Comparison of Retrolaminar Block with Ilioinguinal Iliohypogastric Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Pediatric patients undergoing Inguinal Hernia Repair - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096445
Enrollment
66
Registered
2025-10-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound guided retrolaminar block: Patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. Detailed pre anaesthetic check up will be done. The purpose and procedure

Sponsors

Vardhman Mahavir Medical college and Safdarjung hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1-7 year old American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) Physical status I-II patients scheduled to undergo elective open inguinal hernia repair under general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with spinal anomalies, altered mental status, history of developmental delay 2 Infection at the site of injection 3 Documented allergy to local anaesthetic agents 4 Additional surgical procedures at different surgical sites

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare Retrolaminar block with Ilioinguinal Iliohypogastric block for postoperative analgesia as measured by FLACC score at 4 hours in paediatric patients undergoing inguinal hernia repairTimepoint: Postoperative analgesia as measured by FLACC score at 4 hours after surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Postoperative pain score using FLACC scoreTimepoint: At 0h(immediate postoperative period),1h,2h,6h after surgery.;Time to first rescue analgesiaTimepoint: Within first 8 hours after surgery;Number of patients requiring rescue analgesia.Timepoint: In first 8 hours after surgery.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sapna Bathla

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital

sapnapearl@gmail.com9582358200

Outcome results

None listed

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