TerminatedNot Applicable

Continous Lumbar Plexus Block in Children

Stopped: Too difficult to recruit patients

Switzerland33 participantsStarted 2018-06-05

Plain-language summary

Randomised controlled prospective trial with 2 groups (active group with Lumbar plexus block (LPB)-catheter vs control group). In a randomized controlled trial, the investigators will investigate under controlled circumstances the effect of a LPB-catheter placed with ultrasound guided "Shamrock"-technique to improve postoperative pain treatment after unilateral open hip and femoral surgery in paediatric patients. The investigators will investigate the effect on opioid consumption and the reduction of opioid related side effects during the first 24 postoperative hours

Who can participate

Age range8 Years – 16 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Paediatric patients undergoing elective unilateral open hip and femoral surgery requiring general anaesthesia with intubation at the University Hospital - Inselspital in Bern. * American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status 1-3 * 8-16 year old with legal guardians providing written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Obesity (BMI 30 kg/m2) * Infeasibility to use a PCA pump * Known or suspected infection of the skin at the site of needle puncture area * Known allergy to ropivacaine * Severe spine deformity * Neuromuscular disease * Coagulopathy.

What they're measuring

Cumulative opioid consumption (in mg/kg)

Timeframe: 24 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03450096

SponsorInsel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-05-16

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