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Post-operative Pain Relief for Paediatric Inguinal-Scrotal Surgery

NCT03167047 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2017-05-25

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Summary

Two methods of pain control in children undergoing surgery on the groin and scrotum are caudal injection (a form of epidural) with local anaesthetic, and a regional nerve block (an injection of local anaesthetic around the nerves supplying the area). A pilot study at our hospital showed a significant decrease in post-operative pain and nausea and vomiting in these two methods when compared to intravenous morphine and local anaesthetic to the wound.

One potential side effect from caudal injections is temporarily decreased motor power in the legs due to the local anaesthetic - it is thought that this might be overcome using a more dilute solution of local anaesthetic along with clonidine. This study is to demonstrate that this method is as effective as the use of a regional nerve block.

Conditions

  • Hernia, Inguinal

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Caudal block

Caudal epidural

PROCEDURE

Nerve Block

Peripheral nerve block

DRUG

Standarising intraoperative pain relief

All patients will receive a standarised dose of paracetamol 15mg/kg and fentanyl 2mcg/kg.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dr Kumarvel Veerappan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kumarvel Veerappan, FRCA · Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Month
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-01
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-08-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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