Evaluating Pain Outcomes of Caudal vs Ilioinguinal Nerve Block in Children Undergoing Hernia Repair

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2018-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Surgical intervention to treat a inguinal hernia is a very common pediatric surgical procedure, often performed using an inguinal incision. Children who undergo hernia repair can suffer from a significant degree of discomfort postoperatively. The investigators are evaluating the effectiveness of an ultrasound guided caudal-epidural (CE) block to an US guided ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric (IIG/IHG) nerve block in achieving post operative analgesia following a hernia repair. It is hypothesized that US guided IIG/IHG nerve block leads to more effective pain control post-operatively while in hospital relative to an US guided CE block for inguinal hernia surgery.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Alberta Children's Hospital
• Collaborator: University of Saskatchewan
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone acetate; Ketorolac; Ketorolac Tromethamine; Morphine; Ondansetron; Propofol; Remifentanil; Sevoflurane

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy children (ASA I and II) between the ages of 6 months and 4 years presenting for elective hernia repair who are scheduled for day stay only.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a history of clinically important renal, hepatic, cardiac, or neurological conditions and those with a history of allergic reactions to local anesthetics, bleeding diatheses, coagulopathy, and spinal abnormality such as a sacral dimple will be excluded.