NCT04184349

Truncal Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia for Implantation and Revision of Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (AICDs) and Pacemakers in Pediatric Patients

Truncal Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia for Implantation and Revision of AICDs and Pacemakers in Pediatric Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 19 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of truncal blocks for pacemaker and Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator implantation in children and to prospectively evaluate whether there is a decrease in amount of narcotic medications need and track complications.

Conditions

• Analgesia After Pacemaker
• AICDS Implantation Pediatrics

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	LA group	In the LA group, only the local anesthetic infiltration will be performed by injecting the numbing medicine ropivacaine into the surgical site.
DRUG	B Group	In the B Group,pectoral (PECS) and transversus thoracic plane(TTP) blocks will be performed by injecting the numbing medicine ropivacaine near the nerves.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-10-01
• Primary completion: 2022-06-09
• Completion: 2022-06-09
• First posted: 2019-12-03
• Last updated: 2025-05-04
• Results posted: 2025-05-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated drug study