Ultrasound Guided Caudal Block for Benign Anal Surgery

April 27, 2018 updated by: Universidad de Antioquia

Ultrasound Guided Analgesic Caudal Block in Anal Canal Surgery

Interventional study that evaluate analgesia and side effects of Ultrasound guided Caudal block preoperatively in benign canal anal surgery

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Postoperative pain is an important symptom in patients after benign anal canal surgery. Caudal block has been described to decrease postoperative pain in this type of surgery. Ultrasound is a tool that facilitates its performance and increases the rate of a successful block.

Objective:

To determine the usefulness of ultrasound guided caudal block in anesthesia and postoperative analgesia in patients scheduled for benign anal surgery. Methods : Interventional study in adult patients that received ultrasound caudal anesthetic block before benign anal surgery. The investigators evaluated analgesic efficacy of this intervention by mean of numeric rating scale ( NRS) for pain after 6, 12 and 24 hours of surgery, rescue analgesia, motor block, urinary retention, surgical conditions and patient satisfaction in postoperative period.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

23

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Antioquia
      • Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
        • Hospital Universitario San Vicente Fundación

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age from 18 to 70 year old patient
  • schedule for benign anal surgery ( hemorrhoids, anal fistula, fissure or abcess )
  • Caudal analgesic injection before surgery
  • Use of ultrasound to guide needle insertion into caudal space

Exclusion Criteria:

  • cognitive impairment
  • verbal communication impairment
  • infection in skin at injection site
  • coagulopathy
  • technique refusal

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Ultrasound Guided Caudal Block
30 minutes before benign canal anal surgery, a 18 G tuohy needle guided with an ultrasound probe to visualize the caudal space, a solution of bupivacaine 0.25%, Lidocaine 1% and dexamethasone 8mg was injected and needle removed.
Using an external ultrasound probe, the investigators guided a 18 gauge epidural needle into the caudal space and injected a local anesthetic solution consisting in bupivacaine 0.25%, lidocaine 1% and dexamethasone 8mg in the caudal space.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
postoperative pain intensity (P3). Self reported pain intensity at 6, 12 and 24 hours after surgery.
Time Frame: 1 day
The pain numeric Rating Scale (NRS) is a single 11-point numeric scale in which a respondent selects a whole number (0-10 integers) that best reflects the intensity of their pain , with 0 representing one pain extreme (e.g., "no pain") and 10 representing the other pain extreme (e.g., "pain as bad as you can imagine" and "worst pain imaginable")
1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rescue Analgesia (R3) need of opioid medication for rescue severe postoperative pain at 6, 12 and 24 hours after surgery.
Time Frame: 1 day
Doses of intravenous tramadol for rescue in severe postoperative pain
1 day

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
motor block
Time Frame: 2 hours post surgical
presence or absence of motor block in lower extremity after caudal block
2 hours post surgical

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

November 1, 2015

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

May 30, 2016

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 30, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 7, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

November 17, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

April 30, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2018

Last Verified

February 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UdeA1001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

only final results of research

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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