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Last refreshed on: 28 September 2015
Main ID:  NCT02398123
Date of registration: 16/03/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Mansoura University
Public title: Transversus Abdominis Plane Versus Caudal Block for Pediatrics
Scientific title: Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks Versus Caudal Block for Postoperative Pain Control After Unilateral Lower Abdominal Surgeries in Pediatrics: A Prospective, Randomized Study.
Date of first enrolment: March 2015
Target sample size: 28
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02398123
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
Egypt
Contacts
Name:     Alaa Eldeeb, MD
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Affiliation:  Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Surgical ICU, Mansoura University , Mansoura City, Egypt
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Children

- Lower abdominal surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

- Allergy to study medications

- Contraindications to caudal block

- Contraindications to transversus abdominis block



Age minimum: 1 Year
Age maximum: 7 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Lower Abdominal Surgery
Intervention(s)
Other: Transversus abdominis plane block
Other: Caudal block
Drug: Bupivacaine
Primary Outcome(s)
Time for first analgesic request [Time Frame: 24 hours after surgery]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Parent satisfaction scores [Time Frame: 24 hours after surgery]
Total opioid consumption [Time Frame: 24 hours after surgery]
Modified Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale (CHEOPS), [Time Frame: 2 h, 4 h, 6 h, 8 h, 10 h, 12 h, 18 h, 24 h after surgery]
Sedation level [Time Frame: 12 hours after surgery]
Secondary ID(s)
MUH-Feb-2015
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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