Quadratus Lumborum vs Caudal Epidural Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Pediatric Patients for Upper Abdominal Surgeries

Ain Shams University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Post Operative Pain, Acute

Treatments: Procedure: Caudal epidural injection; Procedure: Quadratus lumborum block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05493085

FMASU R 69/2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

Compare between the analgesic effect of the Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block and single Caudal epidural injection in pediatric patients undergoing surgeries with supraumbilical incisions.

Enrollment: 52 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 8 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Any pediatric patient aged from 2 to 8 years undergoing abdominal Surgery with Supraumbilical umbilical incision

Exclusion criteria

• parents refusal to participate in the study,
• previous history of allergy to local anesthetics
• hemodynamic instability
• Coagulopathy,

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

Quadratus Lumborum

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive Ultrasound-guided quadratus lumborum block

Treatment:

Procedure: Quadratus lumborum block

Caudal epidural

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive single Caudal epidural injection

Treatment:

Procedure: Caudal epidural injection