Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Quadratus Lumborum Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Children

Kocaeli University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Erector Spinae Plane Block; Procedure: Quadratus Lumborum Block; Drug: Bupivacaine (Block Drug)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03463382

2018-95

Details and patient eligibility

About

Postoperative pain management in children is still standing as a problem to solve. Effect of quadratus lumborum block has been shown to be a promising technique to overcome postoperative pain in children undergoing low abdominal surgeries. Erector spinae plane block is a new defined relatively safer and easier regional anesthesia technique which could be used for this purpose. Primary aim of this double blinded randomized controlled trial is to compare the analgesic efficacy of this two block techniques in this group of pediatric patients.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 7 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1-7 years of age
• ASA I-II
• Undergoing elective low abdominal surgery

Exclusion criteria

• infection of the skin at the site of needle puncture area
• patients with known allergies to any of the study drugs
• coagulopathy
• ASA III-IV
• Patients with neurological disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

ESP Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Erector Spinae Plane Block Group Block Drug: 0,25% bupivacaine 0,5ml/kg (max.20ml) were used for blocks

Treatment:

Drug: Bupivacaine (Block Drug)

Procedure: Erector Spinae Plane Block

QLB Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Quadratus Lumborum Block Group Block Drug: 0,25% bupivacaine 0,5ml/kg (max.20ml) were used for blocks

Treatment:

Procedure: Quadratus Lumborum Block

Drug: Bupivacaine (Block Drug)