CompletedPhase 2

The Addition of Clonidine to 0.2% Ropivacaine for Wound Instillation After Minor Lower Abdominal Surgery in Children

Canada120 participantsStarted 2009-09

Plain-language summary

The current study will compare the effects on postoperative pain relief of "freezing" (ropivacaine 0.2 %) alone and in combination with clonidine for a nerve block in children undergoing hernia repair. The researchers anticipate that the addition of clonidine to "freezing" will result in prolongation of postoperative pain relief in children undergoing hernia repair compared to "freezing" used alone.

Who can participate

Age range1 Year – 12 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Unilateral inguinal hernia or hydrocele * 1 to 12 years old * American Society of Anesthesiology classification I-II * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion to nerve block * Clotting disorder * Infection * Known allergy to clonidine or ropivacaine * History of chronic, therapeutic administration of analgesics * Receiving medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder * Patients taking oral clonidine * Undergoing bilateral hernia repair * Morbid obesity

What they're measuring

Time to first analgesia after procedure

Timeframe: 24 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00130091

SponsorChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-02

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