What Technique for Caudal Block in Children: Conventional or Ultrasound-guided
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Ultrasound guided caudal Block, Conventionel.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Compare Ultrasound-guided Caudal Block to the Conventional Technique Based on Anatomical Landmarks. Basic parameters: 6 months — 6 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Tunisia
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The goal of our study is to compare ultrasound-guided caudal block to the conventional technique based on anatomical landmarks.
Detailed description
The primary endpoint was the success rate of each technique. We also collected the time taken for each technique, the number of punctures, and the incidence of complications (subcutaneous infiltration, intravascular injection).
Children were randomized to receive a caudal block based on anatomical landmarks (group C) or ultrasound-guided (group E) at a dose of 1 ml/kg of 0.25% bupivacaine, not exceeding 20 ml.
Interventions
- Procedure Ultrasound guided caudal Block
caudal block using Ultrasound - Procedure Conventionel
Caudal Block based on anatomical landmarks
Primary outcome measures
- Success rate of block [Time frame: during surgery]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- block performing time [Time frame: perioperative]
- number of needle puncture [Time frame: during procedure]
- complication rates [Time frame: during procedure]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- children aged between 6 months and 6 years, ASA 1 , underwent elective surgery
Exclusion criteria
- severe systemic diseases, previous neurological or spinal disorders, coagulation abnormalities, allergies toward LAs, local infection at the block site
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Tunisia · 1 center
- Bechir Hamza hospital — Tunis
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06655571 · 172024