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N/A N=54 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

Analgesic Efficacy After Umbilical Hernia Repair in Children

Umbilical Hernia

Enrolled (actual)
54
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Aug 2014
Primary outcome: Primary: The Amount of Intravenous and Oral Opioids Used by Patients Who Receive a Rectus Sheath Nerve Block and Those Who Receive Local Infiltration of the Surgical Site for Postoperative Analgesia. — 0.07; 0.13 mg kg-1 — p=0.008

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Bupivacaine (Drug)
Age
Pediatric · 5+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Primary completion
Dec 2009

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
The Amount of Intravenous and Oral Opioids Used by Patients Who Receive a Rectus Sheath Nerve Block and Those Who Receive Local Infiltration of the Surgical Site for Postoperative Analgesia.
0.07; 0.13 0.008 sig
SECONDARY
The Duration of Analgesia Based on Time to First Rescue Med, the Quality of Analgesia Based on Modified FACES Scale, and the Incidence of Side Effects: Nausea, Vomiting, Pruritus, and Assess Patient Satisfaction With Pain Management.
49.70; 32.35

Summary

Umbilical hernia repair is a common painful outpatient procedure performed in children. Often analgesia for this procedure is provided by using local infiltration of the surgical site by the surgeons and perioperative opioids and NSAIDS both IV and orally. The use of opioids can cause adverse side effects which include, but are not limited to nausea, vomiting, itching, and respiratory depression, etc. The rectus sheath block can be performed in these patients to decrease their post operative pain.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or female subjects ages > 5 to < 18 years.
  • American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA)physical status 1 or 2.
  • Patients who undergo an umbilical hernia repair at CHOP.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Parents/patients refusal to the placement of a rectus sheath nerve block.
  • Subjects with allergy to bupivacaine.
  • Patients who are developmentally delayed which precludes their participation in pain scale reporting.
  • Parents who do not comprehend English sufficiently well to read the consent and ask questions.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00578136). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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