Regional anaesthesia for paediatric surgeriers

Phase 1

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: ASA grade I and II

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/03/012641
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Joginder Pal

Brief Summary

This will be a randomized prospective study which will be done to compare caudal anaesthesia and ilioinguinal block for paediatric inguinal surgeries and postoperative analgesia. The study will be carried out in 60 children of ASA grade I and II who will be divided into two groups of 30 each. Group A will be given caudal block, group B will be given illioinguinal/illiohypogastric block, both using combination of ropivacaine and dexmedetomidine. Both groups will be compared with respect to effect on efficacy and duration of postoperative analgesia and any complication if seen. The observations will be recorded on the proforma and the results will be statistically analysed in two groups.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-16
• Study Start: 2018-03-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Children belonging to ASA group I/II 2.
• Age range between 3-12 years of either sex.

Exclusion Criteria

• Children belonging to ASA Grade 3 and 4 2.
• Children with history of coagulation disorders such as hemophilia, ITP, tumors or DIC 3.
• Active infection at the site of injection such as cellulitis, abscess, meningitis etc.
• Unstable BP or heart rate 5.
• Patient or parent refusal 6.
• Scoliosis 7.
• Congenital anomaly of spinal cord or vertebral bodies 8.
• Relatively contraindicated in patients with decreased cardiac function and in patients with muscular dystrophy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Efficacy and quality of postoperative analgesia	12 hours
2. Duration of postoperative analgesia	12 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complications	1-24 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Govt Medical College Amritsar; 🇮🇳 Amritsar, PUNJAB, India

Govt Medical College Amritsar

🇮🇳Amritsar, PUNJAB, India

Dr Joginder Pal

Principal investigator

9501025275

drjpattri@gmail.com