Ultrasound guided spermatic cord block combined with ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block for postoperative analgesia in children undergoing inguinal hernia repair: a randomized, controlled study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202011518233885

Enrollment

Registered

2020-11-27

Start date

2020-12-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Surgery Paediatrics Anaesthesia

Interventions

ilioinguinal iliohpyogastric nerve block

Spermatic cord block

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Eighty patients of either sex. Their age ranging from 1 to 10 years. Undergoing inguinal herniorraphy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Local infection at the puncture site. A history of clinically significant cardiac, hepatic, renal, or neurological conditions. Known allergy to local anesthetics.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Our primary outcome measure will be the the number of patients requiring rescue analgesic	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) will be recorded at 1, 2, 4, 6 hours post-operatively. The behavioral FLACC (Face, Leg, Activity, Cry, Consolability) pain scale . complications such as nausea or vomiting.	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactEl Sayed El Emam

Assistant professor of anesthesia and surgical Intensive care at faculty of medicine Mansoura university

sayedemam0606@gmail.com+20100875995

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026