MedPath

Efficacy Study of Rectus Sheath Block to Control Postoperative Pain

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Interventions
Procedure: ultrasound guided rectus sheath block
Registration Number
NCT02115087
Lead Sponsor
Cukurova University
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the ultrasound guided rectus sheath block (RSB) on both intraoperative sevoflurane consumption and postoperative analgesia.

Detailed Description

Prospective, randomized study.Forty patients with American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) I-II physical status, aged 3-15 years.Patients are randomly allocated into two groups and are administered general anesthesia and before the beginning of surgery ultrasound guided RSB with 0.2 ml.kg-1, 0.25% of levobupivacaine and thirty minutes before the surgery the loading dose of morphine of 0.1 mg.kg-1 intravenously are received in group RSB and group M, respectively. Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) device with 0.01 mg.kg-1 bolus dose of morphine and 30 minutes lockout interval is set up postoperatively in both groups.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • ASA physical status I-II
  • 3-15 years of age children
  • Abdominal surgery including liver, gall bladder, spleen, small intestine, cecum, colon, rectum, intra-abdominal masses, umbilical, paraumbilical, and inguinal hernia with transverse incision
Exclusion Criteria
  • ASA physical status III and above
  • Parents who did not consider to participate in the study
  • Having systemic (septicemia, bacteremia) or local infection, bleeding and shock, predisposition for bleeding and anticoagulant therapy given, central nervous system disease, allergy to local anesthetics, severe respiratory, hepatic, and renal failure

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
FACTORIAL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ultrasound guided rectus sheath blockultrasound guided rectus sheath blockUltrasound guided rectus sheath block
iv morphineMorphine0.1 mg.kg-1 loading dose of morphine by intravenous route in intraoperative period
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain Scores on the FLACC scaleTwenty-four hours

FLACC scale has been used to measure postoperative pain level in children

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine

🇹🇷

Adana, Turkey

© Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved by MedPath