Dexamethasone plus bupivacaine for caudal block

Pre emotive caudal block with dexamethasone plus bupivacaineon post operative pain of herniorrhaphy in children

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180401039168N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-04-25

Start date

2018-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-05-21

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Conditions

Inguinal Hernia. Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene, recurrent

Interventions

Intervention 1: “Intervention group:”Children with inguinal hernia who underwent the caudal anaesthesia wth bupivacaine and dexamethasone. Intervention 2: “Control group:”Children with inguinal hernia

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA=1 ASA=2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Skin cellulite Coagulopathy Hemodynamic instability Psychological disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Post operative pain. Timepoint: Recovery, 2,6,12 and 24 hours. Method of measurement: Cheops.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehrdad Hosseinpour

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

Meh_hosseinpour@med.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3233 5547

Outcome results

None listed

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