Comparison of Regional Block, Wound Infiltration and Caudal Block for Pain Management in Children

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Inguinal Hernia

• Registration Number: NCT05969613
• Lead Sponsor: King Edward Medical University

Brief Summary

Comparison of regional block, wound infiltration and caudal block for post operative pain management in participants undergoing inguinal herniotomy.

Detailed Description

Investigators are comparing three modalities (regional block, wound infiltration and caudal block), for post operative pain management in participants after inguinal herniotomy.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-10-01
• Study Completion: 2020-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-09-22
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-07-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-07-23
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-01
• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2

Inclusion Criteria

1. •Patients under 13 years of age
2. •Inguinal hernia

Exclusion Criteria

1. •History of allergy to any drugs used in study documented on history.
2. •Infection at the site of regional, caudal or local infiltration, documented on clinical examination.
3. •Irreducible, obstructed or strangulated hernia, documented on clinical examination.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
post operative pain -Wong-Baker Faces pain scale	Within 24 hours	The scale shows a series of faces ranging from a happy face at 0, or "no hurt", to a crying face at 10, which represents "hurts like the worst pain imaginable".
post operative pain -FLACC Pain sacle	Within 24 hours	Post operative pain management will be calculated by use of FLACC Pain scale . An overall pain score ranging from 0 to 10.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Hospital; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan