A randomized controlled trial examining the analgesic efficacy of an ultrasound- guided quadratus lumborum block versus an ultrasound- guided ilioinguinal/ iliohypogastric nerve block for open herniotomy in childre

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Inguinal hernia; Ilioinguinal block; Quadratus lumborum block; Herniotomy

• Registration Number: TCTR20180515002
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-05-15
• Study Completion: 2019-07-11
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

-Children age 1 to 7 years
-American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I - II
-Undergoing elective unilateral open herniotomy

Exclusion Criteria

-Refuse regional block
-Allergy to local anesthetics
-Coagulopathy
-Severe liver or renal disease
-Infection at the injection area
-Neurological abnormality or developmental disability eg. attention deficit,
cerebral palsy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of patients requiring analgesic in the first 24 hour postoperative 24 hour the number of patients requiring both intravenous fentanyl in PACU and oral paracetamol at ward

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to first analgesic requirement in the first 24 hour postoperative 24 hour when does the patient need their first postoperative analgesic dose? ,Pain scores in the first 24 hours postoperative 24 hour CHEOPS score at 30 min, 1, 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours,Total analgesic consumption in the first 24 hours postoperative 24 hour total doses of both intravenous fentanyl (microgram/kg) and oral paracetamol (milligram/kg) ,Block success rate within 1 hour intraoperative patient’s heart rate is stable within 10% of the pre-incision level after skin is incised,Block performance within 1 hour intraoperative the imaging time , the needling time, the performance time, number of needle passes ,Parental satisfaction score postoperative 24 hour satisfaction levels of the parents are given verbally