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

Ain Shams University1 site in 1 country52 target enrollmentJune 15, 2022

ConditionsPost Operative Pain, Acute

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Post Operative Pain, Acute
Sponsor: Ain Shams University
Enrollment: 52
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Pain score
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: 3 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

June 15, 2022

End Date

March 2023

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Ain Shams University

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

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,

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain score

Time Frame: 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