Unilateral TAPB vs caudal analgesia in lower abdominal surgeries in children

Postoperative analgesic efficacy of epsilateral ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block versus caudal epidural block using levobupivacaine in lower abdominal surgeries in children

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202001547280753

Enrollment

Registered

2020-01-27

Start date

2016-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

Epsilateral Ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block

Caudal epidural block

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: 1-5 years old. 2. Gender: both male and female. 3. AMerican Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification I & II 4. Patients scheduled to undergo elective operations with unilateral infra-umbilical incision.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who had infection or skin lesion (angioma, hair tuft or nevus) at the site of puncture for local anesthetic injection. 2. Evidence of peritonitis or septicemia. 3. Patients who had bleeding disorders. 4. History of allergy to local anesthetics. 5. Patient received preoperative analgesics.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare efficacy of ultrasound guided TAP block to that of caudal block in lower abdominal surgeries in children regarding time of first request of analgesia in minutes.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
• To measure postoperative pain using FLACC score. • To compare efficacy of ultrasound guided TAP block versus caudal block in lower abdominal surgeries among children in relieving postoperative pain measured by 24 hours analgesic consumption. • To detect hemodynamic changes (heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure) in both groups. • To measure parent satisfaction in both groups. • To measure surgeon satisfaction in both groups.	—

Measure

Time frame

• To measure postoperative pain using FLACC score. • To compare efficacy of ultrasound guided TAP block versus caudal block in lower abdominal surgeries among children in relieving postoperative pain measured by 24 hours analgesic consumption. • To detect hemodynamic changes (heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure) in both groups. • To measure parent satisfaction in both groups. • To measure surgeon satisfaction in both groups.

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Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactMohamed Emad Abdel ghaffar

Professor and dean of anesthesia depatment

omda_eg@hotmail.com+201003179831

Outcome results

None listed

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