Postoperative Pain Control in Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Peripheral Nerve Block Versus Local Anesthetic
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Official title
Postoperative Pain Control in Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Comparison of Peripheral Nerve Blocks to Local Anesthetic
Brief summary
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After undergoing a laparoscopic appendectomy, a child may experience some degree of pain in the postoperative period. As a routine part of the procedure, surgeons inject local anesthetic where the laparoscopic ports are placed. This provides some pain relief, but most children will still require additional pain medications after surgery. The purpose of the study is to see if a combination of peripheral nerve blocks (rectus sheath and ilioinguinal nerve) will give better pain relief, decreasing pain medication requirements and increasing comfort during the postoperative period.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01662401
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 66 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 6 Years to 18 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 30, 2008
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 2009
- Completion
- Not listed
- Last update posted
- Jul 1, 2013
Started 2008
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago | Illinois | 60611 | — |
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