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CTRI Number  CTRI/2014/09/005023 [Registered on: 15/09/2014] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 29/10/2014
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Multiple Arm Trial 
Public Title of Study
Modification(s)  
comparison of three different technique of pain relief in one sided abdominal hernia surgery 
Scientific Title of Study   A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF ULTRASOUND GUIDED TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK, CAUDAL EPIDURAL AND WOUND INFILTRATION IN CHILDREN UNDERGOING UNILATERAL INFRA UMBILICAL ABDOMINAL SURGERY 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Mukesh Singh Rautela 
Designation  Post Graduate 
Affiliation  VMMMC AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL NEW DELHI 
Address  VMMMC AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL NEW DELHI
VMMMC AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL NEW DELHI
New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  8285965570  
Fax    
Email  mukeshsinghrautela@gmail.cm  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  AMEETA SAHANI 
Designation  SENIOR SPECIALIST AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  VMMMC AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL NEW DELHI 
Address  VMMMC AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL NEW DELHI
VMMMC AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL NEW DELHI
New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9811201585  
Fax    
Email  AMEETAAS@YAHOO.COM  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Mukesh Singh Rautela 
Designation  Post Graduate 
Affiliation  VMMMC AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL NEW DELHI 
Address  VMMMC AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL NEW DELHI
VMMMC AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL NEW DELHI
New Delhi
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  8285965570  
Fax    
Email  mukeshsinghrautela@gmail.cm  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
V.M.M.C AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL NEW DELHI 110029 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  VMMMC AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL NEW DELHI 
Address  VMMMC AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL NEW DELHI main ot block ground floor dept of anaesthesia vmmc and sjh DELHI 110029 India  
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Mukesh Singh Rautela  SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL  OT 3rd floor, VMMC AND SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL South DELHI
South
DELHI 
8285965570

mukeshsinghrautela@gmail.cm 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTE ETHICS COMMITTEE, SAFDARJANG HOSPITAL AND VMMC ,NEW DELHI 110029  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  ASA GRADE 1 AND 2,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Patients in group C will receive caudal block with 0.25% bupivacaine in a dose of 0.75ml/ kg body weight  The patient will be placed in the lateral positon with one or both hips flexed,and the saral hiatus palpated . After sterile preparation, a needle (22 Gauge) will be advanced at 60o angle cephalad until a pop is felt as the needle pierces the sacrococcygeal ligament and adavanced 2mm. The needle position will be confirmed by the whoosh test. Aspiration for blood and cerebrospinal fluid will be done to rule out intravascular or intrathecal placement and if negative the calculated amount of local anaesthetic drug will be injected slowly in small aliquots with repeated negative aspiration 
Comparator Agent  Patients in group L will receive local wound infiltration with 0.25% bupivacaine in the line of incision by the surgeon to a maximum of 0.5ml/kg body weight  At the start of surgery, the surgeon will infiltrate the line of incision with bupivacaine 0.25% upto a maximum of 0.5ml/kg body weight. 
Intervention  Patients in group T will receive USG TAP block with 0.25% bupivacaine in a dose of 0.5ml/kg body weight.  Skin preparation of the abdomen will be done and the 5-10MHz linear probe will be covered with a sterile plastic cover.The probe will be placed in the horizontal plane just below the umblicius to identify the posterior rectus sheath and the rectus abdominis muscle. As the probe is moved laterally we will see the distinct plane between external oblique, internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscle. A 50mm, 22g blunt needle will be inserted in an in-plane approach close to the anterior axillary line, and positioned in the fascial plane between internal oblique and transversus abdominis. After careful aspiration the predetermined dose of local anaesthetic will be injected .An oval spread in the fascial plane between internal oblique and transversus abdominis will confirm correct placement 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  3.00 Year(s)
Age To  10.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  . Age 3-10 years and weight less than 20 kg.
2. American Society Anaesthesiology (ASA) physical status I or II.
3. Unilateral lower abdominal surgery such as hernia repair, orchidopexy.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  . Contraindications to caudal or TAP block e.g. coagulation defect, systemic or local infection and anatomical abnormalities preventing us from giving any of the above block.
2. History of allergy to bupivacaine and amide local anaesthetic.
3. Children undergoing bilateral lower abdominal surgery or additional surgical procedure at anatomical location not covered by either TAP block or caudal block.
4. Refusal to give consent for study.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
PULS,BLOOD PRESSURE,OXYGEN SATURATION,END TIDAL CARBON
DIOXIDE,INJ FENTANYL,MAC HOUR,TOTAL FENTANYL/ KG BODY WEIGHT 
BASELINE, AT BLOCK,15min,30min,45min,60min,75min,90min, 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
PULS,BLOOD PRESSURE,OXYGEN SATURATION,MODIFIED OBJECTIVE PAIN SCORE,TOTAL RESCUE ANALGESIA,PASS URINE, ORAL INTAKE, NAUSEA AND VOMITING  0,1,2,4,8,12,24hr 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="120"
Sample Size from India="120" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/01/2014 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   none yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   1 To compare the efficacy and duration of postoperative analgesia between the three study groups using the MOPS (modified objective pain score) score, time to 1st rescue analgesia and total analgesic requirement in 24 hrs.





2 To compare the hospital stay and any delay in discharge among the three groups.
 
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