Comparing Ultrasound-guided Lateral Quadratus Lumborum Block Versus Combined Ilio-inguinal/Ilio-hypogastric /Genitofemoral Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Open Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Al-Azhar University
- Enrollment
- 66
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Cumulative opioid consumption in the first 24 hours postoperatively
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This double-blind randomized controlled trial aimes to compares two ultrasound-guided regional techniques-lateral quadratus lumborum block versus combined ilio-inguinal/ilio-hypogastric/genitofemoral (II-IH-GFN) block-for postoperative analgesia after elective unilateral open inguinal hernia repair under spinal anesthesia in adults.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adults aged 18-75 years.
- •ASA physical status I-III.
- •Scheduled for elective unilateral open inguinal hernia repair under standardized spinal anesthesia.
- •Able to understand and use the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
- •Provided written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Allergy to local anesthetics.
- •Coagulopathy or current use of anticoagulants contraindicating peripheral nerve blocks.
- •Infection at the injection site.
- •Chronic opioid use (daily opioids >2 weeks) or chronic pain syndromes.
- •Body mass index (BMI) >40 kg/m².
- •Conversion to other surgery or bilateral repair.
- •Pregnant patients.
- •Refusal to sign informed consent.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Cumulative opioid consumption in the first 24 hours postoperatively
Time Frame: 24 hours after surgery.
Measures the total amount of opioid analgesics (expressed as morphine milligram equivalents, MME) consumed during the first postoperative 24 hours. It reflects overall analgesic efficacy of the two block techniques.
Secondary Outcomes
- Pain intensity (VAS pain scores at rest )(24 hours postoperatively.)
- Pain intensity (VAS pain scores at movement)(24 hours postoperatively.)
- Time to first analgesic request(24 hours.)
- Proportion of patients requiring rescue opioid analgesia(24 hours.)
- Incidence of postoperative block-related complications(24 hours.)
- Patient satisfaction score(Assessed at 24 hours postoperatively.)
- Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) stay duration(24 hours)
- Total hospital stay duration(24 hours)
Investigators
Neveen Abd El Maksoad Kohaf
Lecturer of Clinical Pharmacy
Al-Azhar University
