Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Caudal Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Hip and Proximal Femur Surgery in Pediatric Patients

Cairo University (CU)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Post Operative Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Caudal epidural block; Procedure: erector spinea block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05157516

MD-340-2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will compare Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block and caudal block for Postoperative Analgesia in Hip and Proximal Femur Surgery in pediatric patients

Enrollment: 76 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 7 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASA I-II.
• Scheduled to undergo hip or proximal femur surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

• Refusal of participation by parents or caregivers
• Known local anesthetic (LA) drug sensitivity
• Bleeding disorders with INR > 1.5 and/or platelets < 100,000/mm3.
• Skin lesions or wounds at the site of proposed needle insertion.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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76 participants in 2 patient groups

group ESPB

Active Comparator group

Description:

Erector Spinae Plane Block

Treatment:

Procedure: erector spinea block

In group CEA

Active Comparator group

Description:

Caudal epidural block

Treatment:

Procedure: Caudal epidural block