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To assess if performing an injection between two muscle layers of the front of the abdomen (TAP block) under ultrasound guidance will help in relieving pain when hernia surgery is performed under injection of local anaesthetic i.e. without giving general anaesthesia.

To assess the analgesic efficacy of TAP block with ropivacaine in adult patients undergoing open inguinal hernia repair under local anaesthetic infiltration

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/05/005772
Enrollment
60
Registered
2015-05-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- 18-65 year old ASA grade I & II patients scheduled to undergo inguinal hernia surgery under local anaesthesia Health Condition 2: M00-M99- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Interventions

Intervention1: TAP group: Preoperative USG guided TAP block with 20ml ropivacaine 0.375% will be done by the anaesthesiologist. . Intraoperative infiltration of 25ml of 0.5%ropivacaine will be do

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18 to 65 yrs (ASA grade 1 and 2) scheduled for open inguinal hernia repair by Lichtensteinâ??s repair method (tension free repair) will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria Following patients will be excluded for the study: 1) Patients who refuse to participate in the study. 2) Patients with infection at the site of proposed block 3) Patients having coagulopathy or receiving any anticoagulants. 4) Patients with known hypersensitivity to local anaesthetics. 5) Patients in whom other surgical procedures are being conducted concurrently

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) guided pain scores at restTimepoint: Pain will be assessed by an investigator not present during the intra-operative period, using a 0- 100mm visual analogue scale, at 0hrs(immediately after shifting to the PACU),at 1, 2, 4, 6, and 24 hrs post operatively.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To assess need for intraoperative fentanyl supplementation in adult patients undergoing open inguinal hernia repair with local anaesthetic infiltration with or without supplemental TAP block. 2. To assess the VAS scores on movement at 2, 4, 6, 12 and 24 hours post-operatively in adult patients undergoing open inguinal hernia repair surgery. 3. To assess the Quality of recovery score on the evening of 1st post- operative day after surgery in the patients of 2 groups. Timepoint: 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 12 hours and 24 hours post-operatively—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Anjolie Chhabra

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

kjdhar@gmail.com00911126593212

Outcome results

None listed

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