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Ultrasound-guided Rectus Sheath Block for Post-operative Pain Control Following Umbilical Hernia Repair

NCT00836134 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2014-06-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of local infiltration to an ultrasound guided nerve block placed by the anesthesiologist for children undergoing umbilical hernia repair.

This is a double-cohort, double blinded, randomized study comparing local infiltration to ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block in children 1 to 17 years of age undergoing epigastric or umbilical hernia repair.

We will first compare pain scores to see if one method is more adequate then the other in providing post-op analgesia. Our second aim is to compare morphine consumption between the two groups.

Our third aim is to measure the levels of local anesthetic in the blood following local anesthetic infiltration or USGRSB.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

rectus sheath block

ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block using 0.2ml/kg 0.25% bupivacaine bilaterally prior to skin incision

PROCEDURE

local anesthetic infiltration

Wound infiltration using 0.4ml/kg 0.25% bupivacaine by the surgeon at the end of surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sean H Flack, MBChB FCA · University of Washington

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-02-28
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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