NCT07235475

Comparison Between the Analgesic Effect of Fascia Transversalis Block vs Caudal Block

Comparison Between the Analgesic Effect of Fascia Transversalis Block vs Caudal Block in Pediatrics Undergoing Inguinal Hernia Surgeries: Randomized Double-blinded Comparative Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Year – 7 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Despite the growing interest in interfascial blocks and their successful use in pediatric surgeries, no previous randomized clinical trials have directly compared the analgesic efficacy, opioid-sparing effect, and safety profile of the fascia transversalis block versus the caudal block in pediatric patients undergoing unilateral inguinal hernia repair. This study aims to address this gap by providing the first head-to-head randomized comparison between both blocks in a standardized surgical setting

Conditions

• Post Operative Pain, Acute

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Caudal Block Anesthesia	Patients will receive a caudal block with 0.5 mL/kg of Bupivacaine 0.25% injected. The commercial preparation that will be used is Bupivacaine HCl (Sunny Pharmaceutical, Egypt)
PROCEDURE	Fascia Transversalis Block	Patients will receive Fascia Transversalis Block using 0.5 mL/kg of Bupivacaine 0.25% . The commercial preparation that will be used is Bupivacaine HCl (Sunny Pharmaceutical, Egypt)

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-20
• Primary completion: 2026-04-01
• Completion: 2026-04-14
• First posted: 2025-11-19
• Last updated: 2026-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt