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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02537860
Date of registration: 25/08/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Makassed General Hospital
Public title: Paravertebral Block for Inguinal Hernia Repair in Elderly
Scientific title: Paravertebral Block for Inguinal Hernia Repair in Elderly: Randomized Double-blinded Clinical Trial
Date of first enrolment: December 2015
Target sample size: 200
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02537860
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Lebanon
Contacts
Name:     Zoher Naja
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Chairperson of Anesthesia department
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- patients admitted to undergo elective unilateral inguinal hernia repair

- patients with ASA II, III or IV

Exclusion Criteria:

- bilateral inguinal hernia

- incarcerated hernia

- emergency cases

- known history of allergic reactions to local anesthesia

- bleeding disorders

- neurological disorders

- infection at site of injection



Age minimum: 65 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Inguinal Hernia Repair
Intervention(s)
Other: Paravertebral block injections from T12 to L2
Drug: Intravenous (IV) fentanyl
Other: Placebo at T11 and L3
Procedure: Herniorrhaphy
Drug: Bupivacaine
Other: Paravertebral block injections between T11 and L3
Primary Outcome(s)
Mean arterial pressure (MAP) for hemodynamic stability [Time Frame: Patients will be monitored during the operation, an expected average of 90 minutes]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Pain assessed through the Verbal Numeric Rating Scale (VNRS). [Time Frame: 5 postoperative days]
Secondary ID(s)
08252015
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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