A Study to check if a back injection helps reduce pain in children during and after surgery of lower torso.

Longitudinal Midline Approach of Sacral Erector Spinae Plane Block for perioperative Analgesia after Lower Abdominal and Perineal Surgeries in Children: A Randomised Controlled Study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/05/109943

Enrollment

Registered

2026-05-04

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Sacral Errector Spinae Plane block with longitudinal midline approach: The patient will be positioned in the lateral decubitus position with the hip and knee flexed. The block site will

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing posting for elective or emergency lower abdominal or perineal surgery. 2. Patients conformed to American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status -I-II in preoperative assessment. 3. Ability to follow the study protocol by parents. 4. Duration of surgery less than 120 minutes.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with upper/midgut obstruction. 2. Coagulation abnormalities. 3. Sacral anomalies. 4. Long-duration surgeries( more than 120 minutes) with major fluid shifts. 5. Neuromuscular or metabolic disorders. 6. Local infection at the site of puncture. 7. Systemic infection.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Intraoperative requirement of fentanylTimepoint: Throughout Surgery	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
duration of postoperative analgesia. Timepoint: Postoperatively;number of postoperative rescue analgesic doses requiredTimepoint: Postoperatively for 24 hrs;intraoperative hemodynamic parameters monitoring Timepoint: Intraoperatively;incidence of complications related to the blockTimepoint: Intra and postoperatively for 48 hrs	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Swapnilkumar Rajubhai Patel

Government Medical College, Baroda.

devyani.dr@gmail.com9909983168

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026