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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 October 2015
Main ID:  NCT02462174
Date of registration: 29/05/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Assiut University
Public title: Topical Ketamine Versus Caudal Ketamine for Postoperative Analgesia in Children Undergoing Inguinal Herniotomy TKversusCK
Scientific title: Caudal Epidural Block Versus Topical Ketamine Application for Postoperative Pain Relief After Elective Inguinal Herniotomy
Date of first enrolment: May 2015
Target sample size: 80
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02462174
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2/Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Egypt
Contacts
Name:     Hala S Abdel-Ghaffar, MD
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Affiliation:  Assisstant professor in Anesthesia and intensive care department, faculty of medicine, Assiut university, Egypt
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. age (6 months to 6 years)

2. ASA physical status I or II.

3. Operation: elective unilateral inguinal herniotomy.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. A history of developmental delay or mental retardation,

2. Known or suspected coagulopathy,

3. Known allergy to any local anaesthetic,

4. Known congenital anomaly of the spine or signs of spinal anomaly,

5. Infection at the sacral region.



Age minimum: 6 Months
Age maximum: 6 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Postoperative Pain
Intervention(s)
Drug: Ketamine
Drug: Bupivacaine
Primary Outcome(s)
time to first request for postoperative analgesia [Time Frame: 48 hours postoperative]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Faces Legs Activity Cry Consolability tool (FLACC, 0-10). [Time Frame: 180 minutes postoperative.]
noninvasive blood pressure [Time Frame: Intra-operative]
total consumption of postoperative analgesics [Time Frame: 48 hours postoperative]
the agitation score (0= child is asleep, 1= awake/calm, 2= irritable/ consolable cry, 3=inconsolable cry, 4= the child is agitating and thrashing and restlessness). [Time Frame: 60 minutes postoperative]
Verbal Numeric Rating Scale (VNRS) [Time Frame: 48 hours postoperative]
heart rate [Time Frame: Intra-operative]
parent's satisfaction on a four-point Likert scale (1, excellent; 2, good; 3, fair; 4, poor). [Time Frame: 48 hours postoperative]
The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale (CHEOPS, 0-10) pain score [Time Frame: 180 minutes postoperative]
Secondary ID(s)
IRB00008718/ NF
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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