Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Quoadratus Lumborum Block on Infants

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Quoadratus Lumborum Block; Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

• Registration Number: NCT04927624
• Lead Sponsor: Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

we aimed to compare the effects of TAPB and QLB on postoperative pain score and analgesic consumption in infants who underwent unilateral inguinal hernia surgery.

Detailed Description

Infants are more sensitive to the side effects of general anesthesia than older children. This may be associated with the incomplete maturation of organ systems effective in pharmacodynamics. Regional anesthesia applications provide safe and effective analgesia by reducing the need for opioids. Regional anesthesia applications in infants require experience and complication rates due to central blocks are high. However, in recent years, the use of ultrasound (USG) has increased the use of safe and effective trunk blocks. There are studies on the use of Transversus Abdominis Plan Block (TAPB) and Quadratus Lumborum Block (QLB) in children. However, there is no comparative study on its use in infants.

In our study, we aimed to compare the effects of TAPB and QLB on postoperative pain score and analgesic consumption in infants who underwent unilateral inguinal hernia surgery.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Study Start: 2021-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-06-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-06-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-06-15
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-16
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-16
• Primary Completion: 2021-09-30
• Study Completion: 2021-10-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• 1 month to 1 year
• who were scheduled for unilateral inguinal hernia operation
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical score I-II

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with ASA II-IV
• coagulopathy
• skin infection at the block application site
• bupivacaine allergy
• bilateral inguinal hernia operation
• additional operation in different region
• laparoscopic inguinal hernia operation
• younger than 1 month
• with a history of prematurity

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
FLACC	up to 24 hours	Face, Legs, Activitiy, Cry, Consolability score
first analgesic need times	up to 24 hours	time of first analgesic need after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
frequency of need for analgesics	up to 24 hours	Frequency of analgesic requirement in the first 24 hours after the operation
complications	up to 24 hours	post-operative anesthetic complications

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sisli Etfal Research and Training Hospital; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey