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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2025/08/092497
CTRI/2025/08/092497
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Comparison of analgesic efficacy of ultrasound guided external oblique intercostal plane block and subcostal transverse abdominis plane block in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy – A double blinded randomised interventional trial

Not provided1 site in 1 country38 target enrollmentStarted: August 20, 2025Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Not yet recruiting
Enrollment
38
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
To compare the analgesic efficacy of subcostal transverse abdominis plane block and

Overview

Brief Summary

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most common upper abdominal surgeries. Pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a hindering factor for  early discharge of the patients. Use of opioids leads to unwanted side effects .External oblique intercostal plane block is a novel technique covering the anterior and lateral cutaneous branches of the intercostal nerves. This study is aimed to compare the post operative analgesic efficacy of two different plane blocks- subcostal transverse abdominis block and external oblique intercostal plane block. This block if successful will help in early discharge of the patients and will reduce the use of opioids.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Masking
Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18.00 Year(s) to 70.00 Year(s) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • American Society of Association 1 and 2 Patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients undergoing emergency surgeries,Revision or re-do surgeries, patients with allergy to local anaesthetics, patients with coagulation disorders and patients undergoing surgery due to infectious causes will be excluded from the study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To compare the analgesic efficacy of subcostal transverse abdominis plane block and

Time Frame: To compare the time for the first request of rescue analgesia post operatively between | the two groups.

external oblique intercostal plane block in patients undergoing laparoscopic

Time Frame: To compare the time for the first request of rescue analgesia post operatively between | the two groups.

cholecystectomy. To compare the time for the first request of rescue analgesia post operatively between

Time Frame: To compare the time for the first request of rescue analgesia post operatively between | the two groups.

the two groups.

Time Frame: To compare the time for the first request of rescue analgesia post operatively between | the two groups.

Secondary Outcomes

  • 1. Total opioid consumption between the two groups(2. Comparison of pain scores & postoperative comfort scores between the two)

Investigators

Sponsor
Not provided
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Aswini L

Esic Medical College and Hospital

Study Sites (1)

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