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CompletedNCT05153720Updated Sep 24, 2024

Erector Spinae Block Versus Caudal Block for Perioperative Analgesia in Pediatric Cancer Patients

An interventional study of Erector spinae plane block and Caudal block in Analgesia, sponsored by National Cancer Institute, Egypt. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 1 Year to 12 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-09-24.

Sponsored by National Cancer Institute, Egypt · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
1 Year to 12 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study aim to compare ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block versus ultrasound guided caudal block in perioperative analgesia for pediatric cancer patients

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Conditions studied

  • Analgesia

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In context

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Year to 12 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • ASA I and II
  • Age >1 and \<12
  • patients undergoing nephrectomy surgeries

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients parental refusal
  • local infection at the puncture site
  • coagulopathy with INR> 1.6
  • unstable cardiovascular disease
  • patients allergic to medication used
  • development or mental delay
  • impaired liver and renal functions
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
80 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block

    Unilateral erector spinae plane block will be performed under ultrasound guidance

    Procedure: Erector spinae plane block

  • Active comparator
    Ultrasound guided caudal block

    Caudal block will be formed under ultrasound guidance

    Procedure: Caudal block

Interventions

  • ProcedureErector spinae plane block

    Ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block

  • ProcedureCaudal block

    Ultrasound guided caudal block

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. opioid consumption

    postoperative morphine consumption

    Time frame: First 24 hours postoperatively

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Study locations

1 site
  • Walaa Y Elsabeeny
    Cairo, 11796, Egypt
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 24, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05153720
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute, Egypt
Responsible party
Walaa Youssef Elsabeeny (Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Pain management, National Cancer Institute, Egypt) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 10, 2021
Start date
Dec 20, 2021
Primary completion
Jul 26, 2024
Completion
Jul 29, 2024
Last update
Sep 24, 2024

Study contacts

Walaa Y Elsabeeny, MD
principal investigator · Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Pain Management, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University
Yasmen F Abdelghani, M.Sc
principal investigator · Assistant Lecturer of Anesthesia and Pain Management, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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