Ultrasound-Guided Versus Conventional Injection for Caudal Block

NCT ID: NCT03337191

Last Updated: 2017-11-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

134 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-01-01

Study Completion Date

2016-09-01

Brief Summary

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Caudal epidural block has been widely used, especially in pediatric surgery, to provide intraoperative and postoperative analgesia by affecting the region between T10 and S5 dermatomes in surgeries below the umbilical level.

In conventional single-shot caudal block, the needle is inserted through the skin with a 60-80 degrees angle, until the sacrococcygeal ligament is passed through. Then the angle of the needle is decreased to 20-30 degrees and inserted further for an additional 2-3 mm, entering into the sacral canal.There is a risk of dural or vascular puncture when the needle is passing through sacral canal. Other complications are the soft tissue bulging, intraosseous injections and systemic toxicity.

Many anatomical variations have been reported for sacral hiatus and sacral cornua. Therefore, the success rate of the classic caudal epidural anesthesia method in pediatric patients has been reported to be about 75%.

With the usage of ultrasonography in regional anesthesia, many advantages have been reported. Ultrasonography is helpful for visualization of the sacral hiatus, sacrococcygeal ligament, duramater, epidural space and the distribution of the local anesthetic agent within the epidural space. Therefore, this significantly increases the block success.

The primary aim of this study was compare the success rate of ultrasound guided sacral hiatus injection and conventional sacral canal injection. Secondary objectives are; block performing time, number of needle puncture, success at first puncture and complication rate.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ultrasound Therapy; Complications

Keywords

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ultrasound guided caudal injection sacral hiatus sacral canal

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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ultrasound guided caudal block

Caudal block was performed by ultrasound guided with %0,125 levobupivacaine + 10 mq/kg morphine

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Levobupivacaine

Intervention Type DRUG

% 0,125 levobupivacaine

Morphine Sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

10 mq/kg morphine sulfate

Ultrasound

Intervention Type DEVICE

Ultrasound guided caudal block

conventional caudal block

Caudal block was performed by conventional method with %0,125 levobupivacaine + 10 mq/kg morphine

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Levobupivacaine

Intervention Type DRUG

% 0,125 levobupivacaine

Morphine Sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

10 mq/kg morphine sulfate

Interventions

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Levobupivacaine

% 0,125 levobupivacaine

Intervention Type DRUG

Morphine Sulfate

10 mq/kg morphine sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

Ultrasound

Ultrasound guided caudal block

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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ultrasound guided caudal block

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* American Society of Anesthesiologist's physiologic state I-II patients undergoing phimosis and circumcision surgery

Exclusion Criteria

* children with severe systemic disease
* previous neurological or spinal disorder,
* coagulation anomaly
* allergy against local anesthetics
* local infection at block site or
* with a history of premature birth
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ataturk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ali Ahiskalioglu

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Ataturk University

Erzurum, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Dostbil A, Gursac Celik M, Aksoy M, Ahiskalioglu A, Celik EC, Alici HA, Ozbey I. The effects of different doses of caudal morphine with levobupivacaine on postoperative vomiting and quality of analgesia after circumcision. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2014 Mar;42(2):234-8. doi: 10.1177/0310057X1404200211.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24580390 (View on PubMed)

Wang LZ, Hu XX, Zhang YF, Chang XY. A randomized comparison of caudal block by sacral hiatus injection under ultrasound guidance with traditional sacral canal injection in children. Paediatr Anaesth. 2013 May;23(5):395-400. doi: 10.1111/pan.12104. Epub 2012 Dec 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23278906 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Caudal Ataturk Uni

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id