Comparative study between caudal, ESPB and QLB for Inguinal Hernia Repair postoperative analgesia in Pediatrics

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202409849744234

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-13

Start date

2024-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Anaesthesia

Interventions

caudal Group

ESPB GROUP

QLB group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients within the age range of 2 to 5 years old. • Scheduled for elective non complicated unilateral inguinal hernia repair. • ASA I or II physical status.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Refusal of the patient’s parents or legal guardians to give informed consent. • History of allergy to any of the study drugs. • Patients with spine deformity, infection at the block site. • Coagulation disorders and/or relevant drug allergy or contraindication,. • Patients whose families do not approve inclusion in the study. • Neurological and/or psychological diseases. • Associated cardio-respiratory illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
postoperative pain severity, time to first postoperative analgesia requirement, anesthetic requirements and intraoperative (fentanyl) and postoperative (ketorolac) analgesic requirements	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
intraoperative mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), adverse efects (e.g., nausea, vomiting, hypotension, motor weakness) and Block related complications Such as, block failure, local anesthetic toxicity (LAST)	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contactnoha afify

assistant professor of anesthesia and intensive care and pain management

nohaafify2014@gmail.com01069113014

Outcome results

None listed

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