A clinical study to compare the pain relief after surgery between ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block & erector spinae plane block (two types of peripheral nerve blocks) in children undergoing abdominal surgery
Phase 3
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/06/054121
- Lead Sponsor
- ady Hardinge Medical College and associated hospitals
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Children belonging to the age group 1-7 years with ASA I & II physical status, scheduled for abdominal surgery
Exclusion Criteria
1.History of any relevant drug allergy or chronic pain;
2.Any contraindication to the regional block such as coagulation disorder, needle infection at insertion site;
3.Duration of surgery > 3 hours;
4.Children undergoing laparoscopic procedures.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean duration of postoperative analgesia (in hours) in children aged 1-7 years undergoing abdominal surgery,Timepoint: Mean duration of postoperative analgesia (in hours) in children aged 1-7 years undergoing abdominal surgery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean (±SD) requirement of analgesics (inj. fentanyl in μg)Timepoint: 24 hours postoperatively <br/ ><br>;Median (IQR) parental satisfaction score (Likert scale)Timepoint: 24 hours postoperatively;Median (IQR) University of Michigan Sedation Score (UMSS)Timepoint: at 30 minute, 1 hour, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, & 24 hours in the postoperative period;Median [Interquartile range (IQR)] Childrenâ??s Hospital Eastern Ontario Pain Scale (CHEOPS) scoreTimepoint: at 30 minute, 1 hour, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, & 24 hours in the postoperative period;Proportion of patients developing side effects of the drugs i.e., clonidine (sedation, hypotension, bradycardia or dry mouth)Timepoint: 24 hours postoperatively