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Postoperative Pain Control in Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Peripheral Nerve Block Versus Local Anesthetic

NCT01662401 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2013-07-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

After undergoing a laparoscopic appendectomy, a child may experience some degree of pain in the postoperative period. As a routine part of the procedure, surgeons inject local anesthetic where the laparoscopic ports are placed. This provides some pain relief, but most children will still require additional pain medications after surgery. The purpose of the study is to see if a combination of peripheral nerve blocks (rectus sheath and ilioinguinal nerve) will give better pain relief, decreasing pain medication requirements and increasing comfort during the postoperative period.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain

Interventions

DRUG

Bupivacaine

The volume of 0.25% Bupivacaine at 0.075 ml/kg without epinephrine is a maximum of 3 ml for rectus sheath blocks and 4 ml for ilioinguinal blocks adding up to a total maximum dose of 14 ml.

DRUG

Bupivacaine

The volume of 0.25% Bupivacaine at 0.075 ml/kg without epinephrine is a maximum of 14 ml.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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