A study comparing nerve blocks to usual injections for pain relief in patients suffering from pain due to diseases of the liver and pancreas
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R101- Pain localized to upper abdomen
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/03/050595
- Lead Sponsor
- Fluid research grant
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
1. patients age greater than 18 years
and lesser than 70 years of age
2. Patients with
diagnosed
hepatopancreaticobiliary
disease with acute
abdominal pain with a
pain score using NRS of greater or equal to 7.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Not willing to consent.
2.Haemodynamic instability
3. Contraindication to Anesthetic/
analgesic agents
4. Patients in whom positioning for
the block is physically challenging.
5. Pregnancy
6.Non hepatopancreaticobiliary pain
7. Non-availability of trained
personnel on shift.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in pain score NRS system from 7 to less than 4, or by Greater than 50%.Timepoint: 1 hour, 3 hours, 5 hours and 10 hours
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Success rate of the block in reducing the pain score <br/ ><br>2.Patient satisfaction after the intervention <br/ ><br>3.Incidence of adverse effect on either side of the arm <br/ ><br>4.Reduction in patient stay in ED <br/ ><br>5.Reduction in usage of repetitive opioid consumption.Timepoint: 1 hour, 3 hours, 5 hours and 10 hours