Comparison of Postoperative pain relief and occurence of chronic pain following two types of nerve block in patients undergoing Inguinal Hernia surgery

Comparison of Postoperative analgesia and incidence of chronic pain in Quadratus Lumborum Block with Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in patients undergoing Elective open Inguinal Hernia surgery -Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/01/011233

Enrollment

Registered

2018-01-10

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- patients with inguinal hernia undergoing open inguinal hernia surgery

Interventions

Intervention1: quadratus lumborum block: ultrasound guided quadratus lumborum block for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing inguinal hernia surgery Control Intervention1: transversus abdomi

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age more than 18 years 2. ASA I and II (American Society of Anesthesiologists)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Allergy history of the drug to be used 2. Kyphoscoliotic anatomical disorder 3. Patients with coagulopathies 4. Infection at the site of intervention 5. BMI more than 30

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the post-operative VAS score in quadratus lumborum block with Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block in patients undergoing inguinal hernia surgeryTimepoint: VAS score at rest and on activity hourly till 24 hours thereafter weekly till 1 month and monthly till 6	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the post-operative analgesic consumption, duration of analgesia and incidence of chronic pain in quadratus lumborum block with Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block in patients undergoing elective open inguinal hernia surgery Timepoint: 24 hours analgesic consumption Duration at which first rescue analgesic administered	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Karthikeyan

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

adinarayanas@gmail.com9442396762

Outcome results

None listed

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