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Topical Ketamine Versus Caudal Ketamine for Postoperative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Inguinal Herniotomy

NCT02462174 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2015-10-02

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Summary

To find alternatives to caudal analgesia that could be more safe and effective and to demonstrate the analgesic efficacy of topical ketamine.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain

Interventions

DRUG

Ketamine

0.5 mg/ kg ketamine with bupivacaine by caudal route after anesthesia and before start of surgery.

DRUG

Ketamine

0.5 mg/ kg ketamine with bupivacaine will be sprayed around the spermatic cord before wound closure.

DRUG

Bupivacaine

1 ml/kg bupivacaine 0.25% (maximum volume = 20 ml) by caudal route

DRUG

Bupivacaine

0.3 ml/kg bupivacaine 0.25% will be sprayed around the spermatic cord before wound closure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hala S Abdel-Ghaffar, MD · Assisstant professor in Anesthesia and intensive care department, faculty of medicine, Assiut university, Egypt

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2015-09-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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