Postoperative Pain Control in Children Undergoing Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Peripheral Nerve Block Versus Local Anesthetic

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Postoperative Pain

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01662401

Run by

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

People needed

66

Starts

2008-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-07-02

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All children scheduled for laparoscopic appendectomy between the ages of 6 and 18
• Written informed consent from parent of guardian

You may not qualify if…

• Sensitivities to local anesthetics
• Significant renal, liver, or cardiac disease
• Appendectomy requiring an open procedure

Where it is running

• Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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