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Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Pain Relieve in Children Undergoing Groin Surgery

NCT00970086 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2015-12-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

For surgery in the region of the lower abdominal wall the administration of local anesthetic drugs in the epidural space via the caudal route is the preferentially used technique since several decades.

The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block features the advantages of a peripheral nerve blockade. The aim of this study is to evaluate potential differences in the effectiveness of postoperative analgesia and to test the hypotheses that the duration of pain relieve ist prolonged after a TAP block when compared with an epidural technique.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain
  • Reaction; Anesthesia

Interventions

DRUG

Bupivacain/levobupivacaine

Caudal block: Identification of the epidural space with a loss of resistance technique. Administration of Bupivacain 1ml/kg 0.125%. Transversus abdominal plane block: Identification of the anatomical structures by the ultrasound technique, administration of 0.4ml/kg levobupivacaine 0.25%.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas Erb, PD · University Childrens Hospital of both Basel

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2010-11-30
Completion
2010-11-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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