External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block Versus Erector Spinae Plane Block in Paediatric Upper Abdominal Surgeries

NCT07617545 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 00012098 (0109306)
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to compare between ultrasound guided external oblique intercostal plane block and ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block in paediatric upper abdominal surgeries.

Conditions

External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block; Erector Spinae Plane Block; Pediatric; Upper Abdominal Surgeries

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Degree of pain

  Postoperative pain will be assessed using Faces pain score revised. The Faces Pain Scale revised (FPS-R) is a validated self-report instrument designed to measure pain intensity in pediatric populations. The scale comprises a series of facial expressions, ranging from a smiling face at 0, indicating "no pain," to a crying face at 10, indicating "very much pain". Children are instructed to select the face that most accurately reflects their current pain level. The faces are scored (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10), providing a quantifiable measure of pain intensity.

  12 hours after surgery

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Heart rate

  Every 15 minutes intraoperative

• Mean arterial blood pressure

  Every 15 minutes intraoperative

• Peripheral oxygen saturation

  Every 15 minutes intraoperative

• Duration of analgesia

  12 hours after surgery

• Total rescue analgesia requirement

  12 hours after surgery

Study Arms (2)

Group I

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients will receive ultrasound-guided external oblique intercostal plane block.

Other: External oblique intercostal plane block

Group II

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients will receive ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block.

Other: Erector spinae plane block

Interventions

External oblique intercostal plane block OTHER

Patients will receive ultrasound-guided external oblique intercostal plane block.

Group I

Erector spinae plane block OTHER

Patients will receive ultrasound-guided erector spinae plane block.

Group II

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children aged between 6 and 12 years of both sex.
• Patients with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I/II.
• Patients undergoing upper abdominal surgeries involving upper abdominal incisions.

You may not qualify if:

• Guardian refusal.
• Allergy to local anesthetics.
• Surgical procedures exceeding 3 hours.
• Infection at the area planned for the block injection.
• Prolonged opioid medication.
• Patients preoperatively medicated by Beta blockers

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Alexandria University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Alexandria University

Alexandria, 21526, Egypt

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Belal M Hassan, MBBCH

CONTACT

00201091397908; Belal.bakr1420@alexmed.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Resident of Anaesthesia, Surgical Intensive Care and Pain Management, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 24, 2026
• First Posted: June 1, 2026
• Study Start: May 1, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Last Updated: June 1, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: After the end of study for one year.
• Access Criteria: The data will be available upon a reasonable request from the corresponding author.

Locations

EG (1)