Ultrasound Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block Compared to Caudal Bupivacaine/ Neostigmine in Pediatric Lower Abdominal Surgeries

Ultrasound Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block Compared to Caudal Bupivacaine/ Neostigmine in Pediatric Lower Abdominal Surgeries, a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04720287

Enrollment

Registered

2021-01-22

Start date

2021-02-01

Completion date

2021-04-30

Last updated

2021-05-27

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Conditions

Postoperative Analgesia

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to compare the postoperative pain control in children undergoing lower abdominal surgeries receiving QL block with those receiving caudal bupivacaine/ neostigmine.

Interventions

DRUGbupivacaine/ neostigmine.

will receive bilateral ultrasound guided QLB

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 15 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA) I or II. * Consent from parents or legal guardian(s). * Lower abdominal surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

* Parents' refusal or legal guardian's refusal. * Infection at the injection site. * Known allergy to bupivacaine and/or neostigmine. * Contraindications to regional anesthesia (including coagulopathy and local infection). * Anatomical anomalies at the site of the block.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The total amount of paracetamol doses (mg)	24 hours postoperatively	The total amount of paracetamol doses (mg)

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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