Efficacy of Ultrasound - Guided External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block for Patients Undergoing Upper Abdominal Surgeries: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Menoufia University1 site in 1 country25 target enrollmentJuly 10, 2023

ConditionsPost Operative Pain

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Post Operative Pain
Sponsor: Menoufia University
Enrollment: 25
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Visual analogue pain scale .
Status: Completed
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Ithe study will evaluate the analgesic efficacy of external oblique intercostal block for patients undergoing upper abdominal surgeries

Detailed Description

Patients will be randomly divided into two equal groups using SPSS. Group A: will receive US-guided external oblique intercostal block after induction Group B: will receive postoperative morphine on patient request. Study design: prospective controlled randomized study.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

July 10, 2023

End Date

June 10, 2024

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Menoufia University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Amal Gouda Elsayed Safan

lecturer of anaethesia

Menoufia University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Selected patients will be more than 21 years old with ASA physical status I \& II scheduled for upper abdominal surgeries

Exclusion Criteria

•Uncooperative patients.
•Patients who have allergy to any of the used drugs.
•Patients who are on opioids.
•Known abuse of alcohol or medication.
•Local infection at the site of injection or systemic infection.
•Pregnancy
•Patients with coagulation disorders or on anticoagulation therapy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual analogue pain scale .

Time Frame: 24 hours

postoperative pain that evaluated by visual analogue pain scale(a scale from 0 to 10 where 0 is interpreted as no pain, 1-4 mild pain, 5-6 moderate pain, 7-10 severe pain)