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Quadratus Lumborum vs Caudal Epidural Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Pediatric Patients for Upper Abdominal Surgeries

Quadratus Lumborum vs Caudal Epidural Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Upper Abdominal Surgeries.

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05493085
Enrollment
52
Registered
2022-08-09
Start date
2022-06-15
Completion date
2023-03-31
Last updated
2023-01-20

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

Conditions

Post Operative Pain, Acute

Brief summary

Compare between the analgesic effect of the Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block and single Caudal epidural injection in pediatric patients undergoing surgeries with supraumbilical incisions.

Interventions

PROCEDURECaudal epidural injection

Single Caudal epidural injection

PROCEDUREQuadratus lumborum block

Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block

Sponsors

Ain Shams University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Any pediatric patient aged from 2 to 8 years undergoing abdominal Surgery with Supraumbilical umbilical incision

Exclusion criteria

* parents refusal to participate in the study, * previous history of allergy to local anesthetics * hemodynamic instability * Coagulopathy,

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain score24 hours postoperativeFace, leg, activity, cry and consolability score With score of 0 meaning no pain and requires no intervention and score of 10 indicating the worst imaginable pain requiring rescue analgesia

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactMohamed A Tolba, MD
Mohamedtolba@med.asu.edu.eg0020 115 6622298
Backup ContactAya H Moussa, MD
ayahisham@med.asu.edu.eg0020 1114555939

Outcome results

None listed

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