A clinical trial to assess the effect of nerve block in children undergoing lower abdominal surgeries

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Medical and Surgical,

Registration Number: CTRI/2023/08/056159

Lead Sponsor: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna

Brief Summary: This is a randomized clinical trial to study the analgesic efficacy of ultrasound guided External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block in pediatric patients undergoing upper abdominal surgeries.Ultrasound guided external oblique intercostal plane block will be given in supine position to all the patients belonging to group I alongwith intravenous opioids and group II will recieve only intravenous opioids. Intraoperative any increase in HR/MAP more than 20% intraoperatively will be treated with additional fentanyl doses of 1 mcg/kg and total intraoperative fentanyl consumption will be noted and compared in the two groups. Both groups will be compared with respect to Postoperative pain score using FLACC score at 1, 4, 8, 16, 24 hours at rest, time to first rescue analgesic administration , total Tramadol consumption 24 hours postoperatively, side effect likes nausea, vomiting and sedation and local anaesthetic toxicity

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

ASA I and II patients scheduled for upper abdominal surgeries with unilateral incisions.

Exclusion Criteria

Parent refusal to participate in the study Patients hypersensitive to study medications Patients with developmental or mental delay Skin lesions or infection at the planned site of needle insertion.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total Intraoperative fentanyl consumption	5, 30, 60, and 90 minutes after skin incision and at the end of surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative pain score using FLACC score at 1, 4, 8, 16, 24 hours at rest.	To determine time to first rescue analgesic administration

Trial Locations

Locations (1): All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
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Patna, BIHAR, India
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
🇮🇳Patna, BIHAR, India
Dr Chandni Sinha
Principal investigator
7250333148
chandni.doc@gmail.com