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Truncal Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia for Implantation and Revision of Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (AICDs) and Pacemakers in Pediatric Patients

Truncal Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia for Implantation and Revision of AICDs and Pacemakers in Pediatric Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04184349
Enrollment
19
Registered
2019-12-03
Start date
2020-10-01
Completion date
2022-06-09
Last updated
2025-05-04

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Conditions

AICDS Implantation Pediatrics, Analgesia After Pacemaker

Keywords

pacemaker, AICDS, regional anesthesia

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of truncal blocks for pacemaker and Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator implantation in children and to prospectively evaluate whether there is a decrease in amount of narcotic medications need and track complications.

Interventions

DRUGLA group

In the LA group, only the local anesthetic infiltration will be performed by injecting the numbing medicine ropivacaine into the surgical site.

In the B Group,pectoral (PECS) and transversus thoracic plane(TTP) blocks will be performed by injecting the numbing medicine ropivacaine near the nerves.

Sponsors

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
0 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing implantation or revision of pacemaker or AICD in the pediatric cath lab

Exclusion criteria

* parent or patient refusal * use of narcotic medications prior to procedure

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Total Narcotic Dose in Milligram Morphine Equivalents (MME) Per KilogramFrom 24 hours after procedure to 48 hours after procedure

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain as Measured by the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Pain Assessment Scaleup to 6 hours post procedure in post anesthesia care unit (PACU)Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Pain Assessment measures pain with a total score that ranges from 0 to 10; a higher score indicating greater pain.
Number of Patients With the Incidence of Pruritisup to 48 hours after procedure
Number of Patients With the Incidence of Nausea/Vomitingup to 48 hours after procedure
Pain as Measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain Scoreup to 1.5 hours post procedure in post anesthesia care unit (PACU)VAS pain scale is a range of scores from 0-100. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity.
Number of Patients With Local Anesthetic Toxicityup to 48 hours after procedure
Number of Patients With Incidence of Pneumothoraxup to 48 hours after procedure
Number of Patients With Respiratory Depressionup to 48 hours after procedure

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Local Anesthetic (LA Group)
LA group: In the LA group, only the local anesthetic infiltration will be performed by injecting the numbing medicine ropivacaine into the surgical site.
10
B Group
B Group: In the B Group,pectoral (PECS) and transversus thoracic plane(TTP) blocks will be performed by injecting the numbing medicine ropivacaine near the nerves.
9
Total19

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicB GroupTotalLocal Anesthetic (LA Group)
Age, Continuous8.77 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.96
11.05 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.02
13.10 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.92
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
9 participants19 participants10 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
5 Participants6 Participants1 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
4 Participants13 Participants9 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 100 / 9
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 100 / 9
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 100 / 9

Outcome results

Primary

Total Narcotic Dose in Milligram Morphine Equivalents (MME) Per Kilogram

Time frame: From 24 hours after procedure to 48 hours after procedure

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Local Anesthetic (LA Group)Total Narcotic Dose in Milligram Morphine Equivalents (MME) Per Kilogram0.035 MME per kgStandard Deviation 0.082
B GroupTotal Narcotic Dose in Milligram Morphine Equivalents (MME) Per Kilogram0.008 MME per kgStandard Deviation 0.026
Primary

Total Narcotic Dose in Milligram Morphine Equivalents (MME) Per Kilogram

Time frame: up to 24 hours after procedure

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Local Anesthetic (LA Group)Total Narcotic Dose in Milligram Morphine Equivalents (MME) Per Kilogram0.021 MME per kgStandard Deviation 0.044
B GroupTotal Narcotic Dose in Milligram Morphine Equivalents (MME) Per Kilogram0.008 MME per kgStandard Deviation 0.026
Secondary

Number of Patients With Incidence of Pneumothorax

Time frame: up to 48 hours after procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Local Anesthetic (LA Group)Number of Patients With Incidence of Pneumothorax0 Participants
B GroupNumber of Patients With Incidence of Pneumothorax0 Participants
Secondary

Number of Patients With Local Anesthetic Toxicity

Time frame: up to 48 hours after procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Local Anesthetic (LA Group)Number of Patients With Local Anesthetic Toxicity0 Participants
B GroupNumber of Patients With Local Anesthetic Toxicity0 Participants
Secondary

Number of Patients With Respiratory Depression

Time frame: up to 48 hours after procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Local Anesthetic (LA Group)Number of Patients With Respiratory Depression0 Participants
B GroupNumber of Patients With Respiratory Depression0 Participants
Secondary

Number of Patients With the Incidence of Nausea/Vomiting

Time frame: up to 48 hours after procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Local Anesthetic (LA Group)Number of Patients With the Incidence of Nausea/Vomiting0 Participants
B GroupNumber of Patients With the Incidence of Nausea/Vomiting0 Participants
Secondary

Number of Patients With the Incidence of Pruritis

Time frame: up to 48 hours after procedure

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Local Anesthetic (LA Group)Number of Patients With the Incidence of Pruritis0 Participants
B GroupNumber of Patients With the Incidence of Pruritis0 Participants
Secondary

Pain as Measured by the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Pain Assessment Scale

Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Pain Assessment measures pain with a total score that ranges from 0 to 10; a higher score indicating greater pain.

Time frame: up to 6 hours post procedure in post anesthesia care unit (PACU)

Population: Data were not collected from 3 participants in the Local Anesthetic (LA Group) arm because it was not charted by bedside nurse. Data were not collected from 1 participant in the B group arm because it was not charted by bedside nurse.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Local Anesthetic (LA Group)Pain as Measured by the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Pain Assessment Scale1.28 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.36
B GroupPain as Measured by the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Pain Assessment Scale1.62 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.92
Secondary

Pain as Measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain Score

VAS pain scale is a range of scores from 0-10. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity.

Time frame: up to 24 hours post procedure

Population: Data were not collected from 1 participant in the Local Anesthetic (LA Group) arm because it was not charted by bedside nurse.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Local Anesthetic (LA Group)Pain as Measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain Score1.33 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.23
B GroupPain as Measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain Score3.44 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 3.46
Secondary

Pain as Measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain Score

VAS pain scale is a range of scores from 0-100. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity.

Time frame: up to 1.5 hours post procedure in post anesthesia care unit (PACU)

Population: Data were not collected for this outcome measure because this assessment was not used in the PACU. The Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Pain Assessment Scale was used instead.

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