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Do bupivacaine and ketamine give superior analgesis compared to bupivacaine alone when used in a caudal epidural in children undergoing umbilical hernia repair?

Completed
Conditions
Pain management
Surgery
Umbilical hernia
Registration Number
ISRCTN74484781
Lead Sponsor
Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

30 Study, 30 controls. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I & II children undergoing umbilical hernia repair as day cases at the Homerton and Royal London Hospitals.

Exclusion Criteria

Does not match inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain evaluation (Visual Analogue Scale [VAS] 'Oucher' Hanhallah Objective Pain Score) depending on age of the child.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ot provided at time of registration
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