NCT07281235

Perioperative Analgesia Using Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Block vs Ultrasound Guided Caudal Block for Pain Control in Children Aged 2-7 Years Undergoing Lower Abdominal Surgery

Perioperative Analgesia With Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Block Versus Ultrasound Guided Caudal Block in Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Alexandria University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 7 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this prospective study is to is to evaluate the perioperative pain management of Erector Spinae Block versus Caudal Block using the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Conceal ability (FLACC) Pain Scale inn children aged 2 to 7 years old. The main question it aims to answer is: Which block is more efficient in the perioperative period? Participants will be evaluated intraoperative and postoperative for hemodynamic changes and their pain will evaluated according to the FLACC score.

Conditions

• Local Analgesia Via Infiltration
• Caudal Epidural Anesthesia
• Caudal Block
• Caudal Block for Postoperative Analgesia
• Caudal Anesthesia
• Erector Spinae Plane Block
• Children

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Ultrasound Guided Bilateral single shot Erector Spinae Plane Block	Ultrasound Guided Erector Spinae Plane block given bilaterally at level of L1.
PROCEDURE	Caudal Block Anesthesia	Ukltrasound Guided Caudal Epidural Block

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-01
• Primary completion: 2024-08-15
• Completion: 2024-08-15
• First posted: 2025-12-15
• Last updated: 2025-12-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt