SurgeryNCT06427174
Analgesic Efficacy of Us Guided Fascia Iliaca Block Versus Caudal Block in Pediatric Graft Surgeries
A study testing Fascia iliaca block and Caudal block in people with Surgery, run by Assiut University.
Trial summary
The study is aimed to determine which of the two methods , either the fascia iliaca block or the caudal block is better in managing the post operative pain and by which decreasing the consumption of analgesic drugs post operatively and making the patient more comfortable. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 2 to 12 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Surgery
- What is being tested?
- Fascia iliaca block and Caudal block
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Mar 2025to May 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 2 to 12 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Age 2- 12 years. ASA I - II Scheduled for split thickness grafting. Availability and suitability of lateral and anterior aspects of the thigh as a donor site.
Who cannot join
- Patient's gaurdian refusal to participate in the study. Known allergy to local anesthetics Coagulopathy. Patient with motor or sensory deficits in lower extremities. Prior surgery of the inguinal or suprainguinal area . Children who are morbidly obese (BMI≥30) because ultrasound guided regional anesthesia could be too technically difficult.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet.
About this study
The study is aimed to determine which of the two methods , either the fascia iliaca block or the caudal block is better in managing the post operative pain and by which decreasing the consumption of analgesic drugs post operatively and making the patient more comfortable.
Read the detailed description
Split-thickness skin grafting is the current standard of care for the reconstructive procedures in managing burn injuries and traumatic tissue defects. Harvesting split-thickness skin creates a new partial thickness wound that is referred to as the donor site.(1) Donor site pain is one of the most distressing symptoms reported by patients in the early postoperative period.4,5 Larger donor sites stimulate a greater number of pain receptors and consequently pain is proportional to the size of the graft harvested.6 Often, the donor site is reported to be more painful than the recipient site,7 affecting early mobilization, sleep, and need for analgesics postoperatively.(1) Most commonly split thickness auto-grafts are harvested from a convenient and minimally aesthetically intrusive site; often the lateral thigh area, which is innervated by lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN). However if a larger graft area in needed then it will be obtained from the anterior aspect of the thigh, which is innervated by the femoral nerve.(2) Regional nerve blockade has been proposed for skin graft harvest and proofed to provide better and longer standing analgesia.(2) Application of fascia iliaca compartment block involves the distribution of anesthesia to the territories of the femoral and lateral cutaneous nerves(3) American society of regional anesthesia and pain medicine recommendations on local anesthetics in pediatric regional anesthesia in 2018 stated that the ultrasound guided fascial plane blocks as fascia iliaca block can be successfully and safely performed using a recommended dose of 0.25-0.75 mg/kg of bupivacaine 0.25%.(4) Prolongation of analgesia after any surgery is the goal of any phsyician ,and Fascia Iliaca Block (FIB), which is widely used for postoperative analgesia in many surgeries, is a nerve block technique with proven efficacy. but which has the superior effect of numbing the pain ..Is it the fascia iliaca erve block or the caudal block .
The objective of this study is to compare post operative analgesic effect and safety of fascia iliaca nerve block versus caudal block in pediatric patient undergoing a graft surgery .
- Conditions
- Surgery
- Being tested
- Fascia iliaca block, Caudal block
- Keywords
- Fascia iliaca block, analgesia, pediatric surgeries
- Medical subject headings
- Agnosia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Fascia iliaca blockDrug
For the group who will receive the fascia iliaca block …. After induction of the general anesthesia and before skin incision, fascia iliaca block will be performed in the patient while he is in the supine position
Caudal blockDrug
second group will receive the caudal block, we use bupivacaine 0.5 mg / kg.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Fascia iliaca group | Active comparator | For the group who will receive the fascia iliaca block …. After induction of the general anesthesia and before skin incision, fascia iliaca block will be performed in the patient while he is in the supine position after sterilization of skin over the groin area at the side from which split thickness graft will be taken, high frequency ultrasound probe Receives: Drug: Fascia iliaca block |
| Caudal block | Active comparator | And the second group will receive the caudal block, we use bupivacaine 0.5 mg / kg.
With the patient in the left lateral decubitus position and the hips and knees flexed, the sacral hiatus can be identified .First of all, the posterior superior iliac spines are palpated via anatomical landmarks, the line between both spines (Tuffier's line) representing the base of an equilateral triangle the tip of which indicates the position of the sacral hiatus. The sacrococcygeal ligament can be palpated between the two sacral cornua, which is where the needle should penetrate the skin at an approximate 45° angle. Once the ligament has been passed, a flatter angle is adjusted by descending the needle before it can be advanced to the correct final position. Receives: Drug: Caudal block |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Postoperative analgesia using FLACC score
Postoperative analgesia using FLACC score
Measured: 1-24 hour postiperative
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 May 2024
- Study startMar 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completionApr 2026 (estimated)
- Study completionMay 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (8)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for SurgeryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Assiut UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ahmed Atef Ahmed, Assiut University
- Investigators
- Mohamed Ta Mohamed, Principal investigator, Lecturer doctor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06427174
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- FB vs CB
- Status last verified
- Jun 2024
- First submitted
- 18 May 2024
- Last updated
- 27 Jun 2024
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Wiegele M, Marhofer P, Lonnqvist PA. Caudal epidural blocks in paediatric patients: a review and practical considerations. Br J Anaesth. 2019 Apr;122(4):509-517. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.11.030. Epub 2019 Feb 1.
PubMed 30857607Bromage PR. A comparison of the hydrochloride salts of lignocaine and prilocaine for epidural analgesia. Br J Anaesth. 1965 Oct;37(10):753-61. doi: 10.1093/bja/37.10.753. No abstract available.
PubMed 5847259Sessler CN, Gosnell MS, Grap MJ, Brophy GM, O'Neal PV, Keane KA, Tesoro EP, Elswick RK. The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale: validity and reliability in adult intensive care unit patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Nov 15;166(10):1338-44. doi: 10.1164/rccm.2107138.
PubMed 12421743Merkel SI, Voepel-Lewis T, Shayevitz JR, Malviya S. The FLACC: a behavioral scale for scoring postoperative pain in young children. Pediatr Nurs. 1997 May-Jun;23(3):293-7.
PubMed 9220806Suresh S, Ecoffey C, Bosenberg A, Lonnqvist PA, de Oliveira GS Jr, de Leon Casasola O, de Andres J, Ivani G. The European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy/American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Recommendations on Local Anesthetics and Adjuvants Dosage in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2018 Feb;43(2):211-216. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000702.
PubMed 29319604Shteynberg A, Riina LH, Glickman LT, Meringolo JN, Simpson RL. Ultrasound guided lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) block: safe and simple anesthesia for harvesting skin grafts. Burns. 2013 Feb;39(1):146-9. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.02.015. Epub 2012 May 30.
PubMed 22657583Shank ES, Martyn JA, Donelan MB, Perrone A, Firth PG, Driscoll DN. Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia for Pediatric Burn Reconstructive Surgery: A Prospective Study. J Burn Care Res. 2016 May-Jun;37(3):e213-7. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000174.
PubMed 25412051Sinha S, Schreiner AJ, Biernaskie J, Nickerson D, Gabriel VA. Treating pain on skin graft donor sites: Review and clinical recommendations. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Nov;83(5):954-964. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001615.
PubMed 28598907
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Jun 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Analgesic Efficacy of Us Guided Fascia Iliaca Block Versus Caudal Block in Pediatric Graft Surgeries
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06427174
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- FB vs CB
- Conditions
- Surgery
- Keywords
- Fascia iliaca block, analgesia, pediatric surgeries
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Mar 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- May 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 23 May 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The study is aimed to determine which of the two methods , either the fascia iliaca block or the caudal block is better in managing the post operative pain and by which decreasing the consumption of analgesic drugs post operatively and making the patient more comfortable.
Detailed description
Split-thickness skin grafting is the current standard of care for the reconstructive procedures in managing burn injuries and traumatic tissue defects. Harvesting split-thickness skin creates a new partial thickness wound that is referred to as the donor site.(1) Donor site pain is one of the most distressing symptoms reported by patients in the early postoperative period.4,5 Larger donor sites stimulate a greater number of pain receptors and consequently pain is proportional to the size of the graft harvested.6 Often, the donor site is reported to be more painful than the recipient site,7 affecting early mobilization, sleep, and need for analgesics postoperatively.(1) Most commonly split thickness auto-grafts are harvested from a convenient and minimally aesthetically intrusive site; often the lateral thigh area, which is innervated by lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN). However if a larger graft area in needed then it will be obtained from the anterior aspect of the thigh, which is innervated by the femoral nerve.(2) Regional nerve blockade has been proposed for skin graft harvest and proofed to provide better and longer standing analgesia.(2) Application of fascia iliaca compartment block involves the distribution of anesthesia to the territories of the femoral and lateral cutaneous nerves(3) American society of regional anesthesia and pain medicine recommendations on local anesthetics in pediatric regional anesthesia in 2018 stated that the ultrasound guided fascial plane blocks as fascia iliaca block can be successfully and safely performed using a recommended dose of 0.25-0.75 mg/kg of bupivacaine 0.25%.(4) Prolongation of analgesia after any surgery is the goal of any phsyician ,and Fascia Iliaca Block (FIB), which is widely used for postoperative analgesia in many surgeries, is a nerve block technique with proven efficacy. but which has the superior effect of numbing the pain ..Is it the fascia iliaca erve block or the caudal block .
The objective of this study is to compare post operative analgesic effect and safety of fascia iliaca nerve block versus caudal block in pediatric patient undergoing a graft surgery .
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, care provider)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Fascia iliaca group | Active comparator | Drug: Fascia iliaca blockFor the group who will receive the fascia iliaca block …. After induction of the general anesthesia and before skin incision, fascia iliaca block will be performed in the patient while he is in the supine position after sterilization of skin over the groin area at the side from which split thickness graft will be taken, high frequency ultrasound probe |
| Caudal block | Active comparator | Drug: Caudal blockAnd the second group will receive the caudal block, we use bupivacaine 0.5 mg / kg. With the patient in the left lateral decubitus position and the hips and knees flexed, the sacral hiatus can be identified .First of all, the posterior superior iliac spines are palpated via anatomical landmarks, the line between both spines (Tuffier's line) representing the base of an equilateral triangle the tip of which indicates the position of the sacral hiatus. The sacrococcygeal ligament can be palpated between the two sacral cornua, which is where the needle should penetrate the skin at an approximate 45° angle. Once the ligament has been passed, a flatter angle is adjusted by descending the needle before it can be advanced to the correct final position. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 2 to 12 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Age 2- 12 years. ASA I - II Scheduled for split thickness grafting. Availability and suitability of lateral and anterior aspects of the thigh as a donor site.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patient's gaurdian refusal to participate in the study. Known allergy to local anesthetics Coagulopathy. Patient with motor or sensory deficits in lower extremities. Prior surgery of the inguinal or suprainguinal area . Children who are morbidly obese (BMI≥30) because ultrasound guided regional anesthesia could be too technically difficult.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Fascia iliaca blockFor the group who will receive the fascia iliaca block …. After induction of the general anesthesia and before skin incision, fascia iliaca block will be performed in the patient while he is in the supine position | Drug | Fascia iliaca group |
| Caudal blocksecond group will receive the caudal block, we use bupivacaine 0.5 mg / kg. | Drug | Caudal block |
Primary outcome
Postoperative analgesia using FLACC score
Time frame: 1-24 hour postiperative
Postoperative analgesia using FLACC score
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Jun 2024.
- Background: PubMed 30857607Wiegele M, Marhofer P, Lonnqvist PA. Caudal epidural blocks in paediatric patients: a review and practical considerations. Br J Anaesth. 2019 Apr;122(4):509-517. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.11.030. Epub 2019 Feb 1.
- Background: PubMed 5847259Bromage PR. A comparison of the hydrochloride salts of lignocaine and prilocaine for epidural analgesia. Br J Anaesth. 1965 Oct;37(10):753-61. doi: 10.1093/bja/37.10.753. No abstract available.
- Background: PubMed 12421743Sessler CN, Gosnell MS, Grap MJ, Brophy GM, O'Neal PV, Keane KA, Tesoro EP, Elswick RK. The Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale: validity and reliability in adult intensive care unit patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Nov 15;166(10):1338-44. doi: 10.1164/rccm.2107138.
- Background: PubMed 9220806Merkel SI, Voepel-Lewis T, Shayevitz JR, Malviya S. The FLACC: a behavioral scale for scoring postoperative pain in young children. Pediatr Nurs. 1997 May-Jun;23(3):293-7.
- Background: PubMed 29319604Suresh S, Ecoffey C, Bosenberg A, Lonnqvist PA, de Oliveira GS Jr, de Leon Casasola O, de Andres J, Ivani G. The European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy/American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Recommendations on Local Anesthetics and Adjuvants Dosage in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2018 Feb;43(2):211-216. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000702.
- Background: PubMed 22657583Shteynberg A, Riina LH, Glickman LT, Meringolo JN, Simpson RL. Ultrasound guided lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) block: safe and simple anesthesia for harvesting skin grafts. Burns. 2013 Feb;39(1):146-9. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.02.015. Epub 2012 May 30.
- Background: PubMed 25412051Shank ES, Martyn JA, Donelan MB, Perrone A, Firth PG, Driscoll DN. Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia for Pediatric Burn Reconstructive Surgery: A Prospective Study. J Burn Care Res. 2016 May-Jun;37(3):e213-7. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000174.
- Background: PubMed 28598907Sinha S, Schreiner AJ, Biernaskie J, Nickerson D, Gabriel VA. Treating pain on skin graft donor sites: Review and clinical recommendations. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Nov;83(5):954-964. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001615.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Mohamed Ta Mohamed principal investigator
Lecturer doctor
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Fascia iliaca block and Caudal block in people with Surgery, run by Assiut University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jun 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Ahmed Mo Atef (00201003029794, Tal3t200985@yahoo.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Postoperative analgesia using FLACC score (time frame: 1-24 hour postiperative). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06427174, which also lists 8 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jun 2024.