Caudal Epidural Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Adolescents Following Major Hip Surgery.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01930201

Enrollment

Registered

2013-08-28

Start date

2013-06-30

Completion date

2013-12-31

Last updated

2014-10-29

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Conditions

Major Orthopedic Hip Surgery

Brief summary

This retrospective chart review will demonstrate the feasibility of performing caudal epidural blockade in adolescents undergoing major orthopedic hip surgery and provide information regarding the feasibility of this technique's use on a regular basis.

Interventions

PROCEDURECaudal epidural block

OTHERGeneral anesthesia

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Adolescents that underwent major orthopedic hip surgery.

Exclusion criteria

* None.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain	During 1st 24 hours post-op	Assessing pain scores post-operatively.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Pain medication requirement	During 1st 24 hours post-op	Assessing amount of pain medication required.
Antiemetic medication requirement	During 1st 24 hours post-op	Assessing need for antiemetic medications post-operatively.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026