To compare the efficacy of two different types of analgesic techniques for postoperative pain relief after lower Abdominal and pelvic surgeries in paediatric surgical cases
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- who are undergoing for lower Abdominal and pelvic surgeries in paediatric surgical cases
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/08/003915
- Lead Sponsor
- SPGIMS Lucknow
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1-unpremedicated,
2-ASA class- I paediatric surgical patients of
either sex
3-age between 5-16 yrs
4-can able to understand and comprehend the visual analogue Wong-Baker Faces Scale scoring system
5-undergoing lower abdominal or pelvic surgery
Exclusion Criteria
1-more than ASA Grade I
2-Age below 5 years and age above 16 years 3-Contraindication to caudal epidural block 4-inability to comprehend the visual analogue Wong-Baker Faces Scale scoring system with visual analogue number rating scoring system
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method outcome of this study will suggest the most effective method of analgesic technique for providing postoperative pain relief in paediatric surgical casesTimepoint: 1, 2, 24 hrs postoperatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method nausea and vomiting will also be noted.Rescue medication (i/v fentanyl 1 microgram/kg) has to be administered if the VAS pain score exceeded 50 at any time. The times from injection to first unsupported standing after anaesthesia and hospital discharge will also be documentedTimepoint: 1, 2, 24 hrs postoperatively