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Comparison of Two Different Pain Management Techniques in Pediatric Patients Undergoing a Hernia Repair

NCT01740193 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 59

Last updated 2018-12-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to find the best way to decrease pain in children right after surgery whom have had their hernia fixed. Right now, there are two different ways surgeons and anesthesia providers try to decrease pain. It is not clear if one way is better than the other. The method used is often chosen by which one the doctor has more experience using. The Investigator plans to find out if one of the methods is more effective and/or safer than the other method.

The results of this study will help learn how to best control pain in children having surgery for hernia repair.

Conditions

  • Pain
  • Inguinal Hernia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

TAP Block

While the terminal branches of T7 to L1 cannot be visualized under ultrasound as they pass between the internal oblique and the transverse abdominis muscles, they are expected to lie within this plane. The three muscular layers of the abdominal wall, however, can be easily identified under ultrasound guidance. A needle is advanced under ultrasound guidance towards the fascial plane that separates the internal oblique and the transversus abdominis muscles, at which point local anesthetic is deposited under direct visualization.

PROCEDURE

Ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric blockade

Ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric blockade is performed as an injection after palpation of the anterior superior iliac spine followed be a perceived loss of resistance with insertion of the needle, or may be infiltrated locally following herniorrhaphy exposure as anatomic landmarks can prove to be difficult to locate in the anesthetized pediatric patient.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jamie Furstein, CRNA, DNAP · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Months
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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