What Technique for Caudal Block in Children: Conventional or Ultrasound-guided

Tunis University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Compare Ultrasound-guided Caudal Block to the Conventional Technique Based on Anatomical Landmarks

Treatments: Procedure: Conventionel; Procedure: Ultrasound guided caudal Block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06655571

172024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of our study is to compare ultrasound-guided caudal block to the conventional technique based on anatomical landmarks.

Full description

The primary endpoint was the success rate of each technique. We also collected the time taken for each technique, the number of punctures, and the incidence of complications (subcutaneous infiltration, intravascular injection).

Children were randomized to receive a caudal block based on anatomical landmarks (group C) or ultrasound-guided (group E) at a dose of 1 ml/kg of 0.25% bupivacaine, not exceeding 20 ml.

Enrollment: 94 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 months to 6 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children aged between 6 months and 6 years, ASA 1 , underwent elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

• severe systemic diseases, previous neurological or spinal disorders, coagulation abnormalities, allergies toward LAs, local infection at the block site

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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94 participants in 2 patient groups

ultrasound

Other group

Description:

Caudal bloc guided by Ultrasound

Treatment:

Procedure: Ultrasound guided caudal Block

Conventionel

Other group

Description:

Caudal Block based on anatomical landmarks

Treatment:

Procedure: Conventionel