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

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Post Operative Pain, Acute

• Registration Number: NCT05493085
• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-01
• Study Start: 2022-06-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-08
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-09
• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-19
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-20
• Primary Completion: 2023-03
• Study Completion: 2023-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

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,

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain score	24 hours postoperative	Face, 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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ain shams university hospital; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Abbasia, Egypt