Analgesic Efficacy After Umbilical Hernia Repair in Children

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Conditions studied: Umbilical Hernia

In brief

Umbilical hernia repair is a common painful outpatient procedure performed in children. Often analgesia for this procedure is provided by using local infiltration of the surgical site by the surgeons and perioperative opioids and NSAIDS both IV and orally. The use of opioids can cause adverse side effects which include, but are not limited to nausea, vomiting, itching, and respiratory depression, etc. The rectus sheath block can be performed in these patients to decrease their post operative pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00578136

Run by

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

People needed

52

Starts

2006-11-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-08-15

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male or female subjects ages > 5 to < 18 years.
• American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA)physical status 1 or 2.
• Patients who undergo an umbilical hernia repair at CHOP.

You may not qualify if…

• Parents/patients refusal to the placement of a rectus sheath nerve block.
• Subjects with allergy to bupivacaine.
• Patients who are developmentally delayed which precludes their participation in pain scale reporting.
• Parents who do not comprehend English sufficiently well to read the consent and ask questions.

Where it is running

• The Children's hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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