SNAP trial: Sonographic Nerve-block for Laparoscopic Appendicectomy in Childre

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Appendicitis; Surgery - Other surgery; Anaesthesiology - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001282976
• Lead Sponsor: Auckland District Health Board

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-12-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

All children presenting to Starship Children’s Hospital, aged between 8 and 14 years, diagnosed with acute appendicitis requiring urgent laparoscopic appendectomy.

Exclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of developmental delay, neuro-muscular impairment, attention-deficit disorder, chronic pain, or psychiatric illness.
Unable to speak and read English
Partially sighted or blind
Previous open abdominal surgery
Presence of any abdominal prostheses such as a gastrostomy or ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
Immuno-suppression
Allergy to morphine
Consent not obtained from both the participating child and one parent or legal guardian

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary endpoint will be the Pain Site Scores for the umbilicus[0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 hours after surgery]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain on visual analogue scale[0, 4, 8, 12 ,16, 20 and 24 hours after surgery];Post-operative opiate consumption in morphine equivalent daily dosage (MEDD)[Up to 24 hours];Day 10 Post-operative Recovery Questionnaire[10 days post-operatively];PedsQL Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 Child Report, and Parent Report for Children[6 weeks post-opearatively]