Parasternal block for pain in pediatric heart surgery
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a nerve block given before a heart surgery incision reduces the need for pain medicine during the operation in children aged 6 months to 7 years having their first heart surgery through the breastbone.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your child is between 6 months and 7 years old.
- Your child is scheduled for elective (non-emergency) heart surgery through the breastbone.
- Your child has not had this type of surgery before (no redo sternotomy).
- Your child is in a stable condition before surgery as assessed by the doctor.
- Your child does not have a serious neurological disorder that would make it hard to assess pain using behavior scales.
- You or your child's legal guardian will give written permission for the trial.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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