Status:
COMPLETED
Decreasing the Invasiveness of Ultrasound Guided Caudal Block: A Comparison Between 22-gauge and 27-guage Needles
Lead Sponsor:
University of Jordan
Conditions:
Anesthesia
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-36 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Ultrasound (US) has facilitated the use of caudal block in children and visualization of the needle during insertion. This prospective clinical trial study compares between two different sizes of the ...
Detailed Description
Ultrasound (US) has facilitated the use of caudal block in children, allowing an initial assessment of the anatomy of the sacrum, including the relationship of the sacral hiatus to the dural sac endin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age between 6 months and 36 months
- Undergoing elective lower abdominal or perineal surgeries
Exclusion
- Refusal of the legal guardian of the patient.
- Patients aging less than 6 months, or older than 36 months.
- Emergency surgeries.
- Coagulopathy.
- infection at the site of procedure.
- Uncorrected hypovolemia.
- Increased intracranial pressure.
- Congenital anomalies at the site of procedure.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 2 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 20 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04691531
Start Date
January 2 2021
End Date
April 20 2022
Last Update
January 25 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Jordan University Hospital
Amman, Jordan, 11942