Ultrasonography for Confirmation of Caudal Injection
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Pain, Postoperative
In brief
The purpose of our study is to evaluate whether utilizing ultrasound assessment during caudal epidural injection can reliably identify unrecognized and unsuccessful nerve blocks during the procedure, guide proper technique, and alter pain management outcome measurements for patients. Patients will be randomized to a group either undergoing caudal injection by a trainee using typical techniques or by using typical techniques in addition to ultrasound for confirmation of successful injection. The patients enrolled in this study will have the same intraoperative care, in line with the standard of care. Data will be collected intraoperatively and postoperatively on pain scores, time for performance of caudal block, and perceived success of the block. There will be no direct benefit to the patients enrolled in this study, but future patients may benefit from the use of ultrasound for the confirmation of a successful block.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02321787
- Run by
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 2014-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-01-15
Who can join
Age: any, up to 7. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Under the age of eight
- 20kg or less
- Who are undergoing lower abdominal, lower extremity orthopedic, or urological procedures in the operating room at Ann \& Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (Lurie Children's) and will have a caudal epidural injection performed by an anesthesia resident physician prior to surgical incision
- Children will be the sole patient population for this study
You may not qualify if…
- Patients will be excluded if their ultrasound images are deemed inadequate for evaluation of epidural injection
- The caudal injection is abandoned after unsuccessful attempts
- The surgical incision is at or above the umbilicus
Where it is running
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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