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A study comparing two ways of giving pain relief injections in childrens one using ultrasound and the other using the traditional feel based method.

A comparison of Ultrasound-guided versus conventional landmark technique for caudal block in pediatric patients a prospective randomized controlled study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/06/112526
Enrollment
92
Registered
2026-06-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: 4- Measurement and Monitoring

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound guidance caudal epidural block.: caudal block performed under real time ultrasound guided using a high frequency linear probe. sacral hiatus and sacrococcygeal ligament iden

Sponsors

Dr Yelagandula sairam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 1 to 10 years Children with ASA physical status I and II classification Children scheduled for elective infraumbilical surgery Informed consent will be obtained from the parents or legal guardians

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with Coagulopathy or spinal abnormalities Children with Local infection at injection site Children with Allergy to local anesthetics

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the first-attempt success rate of ultrasound-guided caudal epidural versus landmark-guided caudal epidural in pediatric patients undergoing infra-umbilical surgeriesTimepoint: 2 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To measure the overall block success rate, Block performance time, Number of attempts & block related complications. Timepoint: 24 hours

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactYelagandula sairam

shri sathya sai medical collage and research institute

dilipko@gmail.com9094940243

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026