Erector Spinae Plane Block for Paediatric Upper Abdominal Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Surgery; Paediatric; Analgesia; Anesthesia

• Registration Number: NCT04518215
• Lead Sponsor: Nazmy Edward Seif

Brief Summary

Upper abdominal surgeries are associated with severe postoperative pain. Thus, maintaining effective postoperative analgesia in the paediatric age group is very crucial in terms of future pain perception and chronic pain development. Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) is an interfascial plane block characterized by its ease of application and low complication rates with the introduction of ultrasonography. The aim of this study is to investigate the analgesic effects of ESPB in this particular age-group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-08-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-08-15
• Study First Posted: 2020-08-19
• Study Start: 2020-08-20
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-15
• Study Completion: 2022-12-15
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-07
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• ASA I - II.
• Elective open upper abdominal surgeries, e.g., open cholecystectomy, splenectomy, pyeloplasty, renal cysts excision, partial or total nephrectomy.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient's next of kin refusal.
• Allergy to local anaesthetics.
• Infection at the site of injection.
• Coagulopathy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tramadol consumption.	24 hours	Total dose of Tramadol (measured in mg) given intra-venously to the patient post-operatively.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cairo University Hospitals; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt