Comparison of three drugs used in anaesthesia for caudal block in childre

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: null- Healthy ASA-1 and ASA-2 Patients who consented to go under study

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/03/012402
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Jagdeep Sharma

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2014-08-28
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

90 patients of ASA grade I & II, undergoing infraumbilical surgery as circumscision, herniotomies, orchidopexies etc.

Exclusion Criteria

Refusal by parents or guardian, pre existing neurological disease, hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics under study, bleeding diathesis or coagulation disorder, local sepsis at the site of puncture and technical problems such as persistent paresthesias or bloody/CSF tap.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Caudal Effectiveness Score among the three groups was assessed.Timepoint: The Caudal Effectiveness score was assessed after administration of anaesthesia before beginning of the surgery.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean pain scores, duration of post operative analgesia and associated compplications with the use of the drugs.Timepoint: . The duration of postoperative analgesia in group I (levobupivacaine) was 126.15±15.15mins (2.10±0.25hrs), group II (ropivacaine) was 114.68±11.32mins (1.91±0.18hrs), group III (bupivacaine) was 145.31±15.15mins (2.42±0.43hrs.