Do bupivacaine and ketamine give superior analgesis compared to bupivacaine alone when used in a caudal epidural in children undergoing umbilical hernia repair?

ISRCTN ISRCTN74484781
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN74484781
Secondary identifying numbers N0024108453
Submission date
12/09/2003
Registration date
12/09/2003
Last edited
30/08/2012
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Surgery
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Lionel Davis
Scientific

ITU
Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust
Homerton Row
London
E9 6SR
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 8452 5137

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study objectivesDo bupivacaine and ketamine give superior analgesis compared to bupivacaine alone when used in a caudal epidural in children undergoing umbilical hernia repair?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedPain management
InterventionRandomised controlled trial:
A. Bupivacaine + Ketamine
B. Bupivacaine (standard treatment)
Intervention typeProcedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measurePain evaluation (Visual Analogue Scale [VAS] 'Oucher' Hanhallah Objective Pain Score) depending on age of the child.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/09/2001
Completion date30/06/2004

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
SexBoth
Target number of participants60
Key inclusion criteria30 Study, 30 controls. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) I & II children undergoing umbilical hernia repair as day cases at the Homerton and Royal London Hospitals.
Key exclusion criteriaDoes not match inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment01/09/2001
Date of final enrolment30/06/2004

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

ITU
London
E9 6SR
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health (UK)
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Hospital/treatment centre

Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan