Ultrasound Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block Compared to Caudal Bupivacaine/ Neostigmine in Pediatric Lower Abdominal Surgeries

Ain Shams University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Postoperative Analgesia

Treatments: Drug: bupivacaine/ neostigmine.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04720287

FMASU MS 728/2020/2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare the postoperative pain control in children undergoing lower abdominal surgeries receiving QL block with those receiving caudal bupivacaine/ neostigmine.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASA) I or II.
• Consent from parents or legal guardian(s).
• Lower abdominal surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

• Parents' refusal or legal guardian's refusal.

  • Infection at the injection site.
  • Known allergy to bupivacaine and/or neostigmine.
  • Contraindications to regional anesthesia (including coagulopathy and local infection).
  • Anatomical anomalies at the site of the block.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1(QL group)

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: bupivacaine/ neostigmine.

Drug: bupivacaine/ neostigmine.

Group 2 (CB group)

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: bupivacaine/ neostigmine.

Drug: bupivacaine/ neostigmine.