Caudal Block for Inguinal Hernioplasty in Children

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • End date
    Dec 25, 2025
  • participants needed
    70
  • sponsor
    University of Novi Sad
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Updated on 28 July 2023
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Summary

This is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical study designed to determine the effectiveness of caudal block combined with general anesthesia in providing intra- and postoperative analgesia, and its effect on hemodynamic stability and drug consumption.

Description

This prospective, randomized, controlled clinical study will include 70 boys aged 3-5 years scheduled for inguinal herniorrhaphy. Participants will be randomized in 1:1 ratio into two groups. The first group will receive general anesthesia for surgery, while the second group will receive general anesthesia in combination with caudal block. Postoperative pain, hemodynamic parameters and total consumption of all medicaments in the perioperative period will be monitored. Complications and side effects of drugs will be observed as well.

Details
Condition Postoperative Pain
Age 3years - 5years
Treatment General anesthesia, Caudal block with levobupivacaine, Inguinal hernioplasty
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT05958589
SponsorUniversity of Novi Sad
Last Modified on28 July 2023

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Inclusion Criteria

boys between 3 to 5 years old
scheduled for elective inguinal hernioplasty
without comorbidities and chronic therapy, ASA class I
body mass and growth normal for the given age
no allergies
no congenital anomalies and birth complications

Exclusion Criteria

emergency surgeries
surgeries longer than 60 minutes
acute infections with leucocytosis/leucopenia
acute or chronic diseases
deformities and disorders of spine and nervous system
allergies
pilonidal cyst and/or inflammation in sacral region
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