Comparison of two local anesthetics (ropivacaine and bupivacaine) in providing pain relief after Gall Bladder Surgery

A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARING THE EFFICACY OF BUPIVACAINE AND ROPIVACAINE IN ULTRASOUND GUIDED TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE (TAP) BLOCK FOR POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA IN LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2013/07/003825

Enrollment

Registered

2013-07-22

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Interventions

Control Intervention1: Ropivacaine Hydrochloride: 0.375% Ropivacaine hydrochloride is deposited in the transversus abdominis plane under ultrasound guidance at a dose of 3 mg/kg body weight Control In

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 50 - 75 kg BW, Physical status ASA I and II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: pregnancy, drug allergy, drug abuse, Conversion to open Cholecystectomy, mentally unstable patient, coagulation abnormality, patients with abdominal drain in situ

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To Assess relative efficacy of ropivacaine and bupivacaine for post operative analgesia using ultrasound guided TAP block in patients undergoing Laparoscopic cholecystectomyTimepoint: 10 min, 30 mins, 1 hr, 4 hrs, 8hrs, 12hrs and 24 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assess post opeartive Nausea and vomiting, Calculate total rescue analgesic and antiemetic usedTimepoint: 24hrs	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Richa Saroa

GMCH, Sector 32, CHD

sanjeev_palta@yahoo.com09646121523

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026