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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2025/10/096456
CTRI/2025/10/096456
Not yet recruiting
Phase 3

Evaluating the need for Rescue Analgesia with US-Guided External Oblique Intercostal (EOI) Block versus US-Guided Subcostal Transversus Abdominis (TAP) Block in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial

Dr Abha Singh1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentStarted: November 20, 2025Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Not yet recruiting
Sponsor
Dr Abha Singh
Enrollment
60
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Time to first rescue dose of Tramadol.

Overview

Brief Summary

This study focus on pain relief and need of rescue analgesia in patients after laproscopic cholecystectomy with the help of fascial plane block. this study will compare two blocks that is external oblique intercostal block with subcostal transverse abdominis plane block using 0.2 percentage ropovacaine with 2 percentage lignocaine 15 ml total drug in terms of better pain relief at the set interval of 1,6,12 ,18,24 hours after surgery. patient satisfaction level will be judged with help of likerts scale.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Masking
Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18.00 Year(s) to 75.00 Year(s) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • age 18 to 65 willing to give informed consent asa grade 1 and 2 elective surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

  • age less than 18 and above 65 Allergy to local anaesthetics.
  • Coagulopathy BMI more than 30 Kg/m2 Infection at block site.
  • Chronic opioid use or analgesic therapy Cognitive impairment.
  • Severe Renal & Liver dysfunction.
  • Pregnancy & lactating Conversion to open cholecystectomy.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Time to first rescue dose of Tramadol.

Time Frame: 24 hours

Total Tramadol consumption within 24 hours postoperatively.

Time Frame: 24 hours

Secondary Outcomes

  • NRS pain scores at the set intervals:1 ,6, 12, 18, 24 hours postoperatively.
  • Incidence of PONV, neurovascular injury, block failure, hematoma , pneumothorax or LAST.
  • Patient satisfaction level using Likert scale.(24 hours)

Investigators

Sponsor
Dr Abha Singh
Sponsor Class
Other []
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

DR ABHA SINGH

United institute of medical sciences Prayagraj

Study Sites (1)

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