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During surgery, blockade of celiac plexus for pain relief in patients having inoperable pancreatic or gastric or gall bladder cancer.

Intraoperative celiac plexus neurolysis for pain relief in unresectable pancreatic, gastric and gall bladder cancer-A prospective randomized pilot study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/05/013667
Enrollment
40
Registered
2018-05-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Healthy patient fit to undergo surgery Health Condition 2: C269- Malignant neoplasm of ill-definedsites within the digestive system

Interventions

Intervention1: Group C: 20 ml Inj Ethanol (50%) with 5 ml 0.25% bupivacaine and 40 mg Triamcinolone will be injected bilaterally around celiac axis. Control Intervention1: Group D: Pharmacological man

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 40 patients of American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I, II and III of age group >18 years of either sex admitted at Dr BRA IRCH AIIMS and scheduled to undergo curative surgeries for pancreatic, stomach and gall bladder carcinoma but found unresectable at the time of laparotomy under general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal 2. Respiratory insufficiency 3. Haemodynamic instability 4. Abnormal thyroid function 5. Renal or hepatic insufficiency, 6. History of any chronic pain 7. Unstable personality and abuse liability.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the analgesic efficacy of intraoperative celiac plexus neurolysis with pharmacological therapy for management of postoperative pain on day 1, 2 and 3 in patients with unresectable pancreatic, stomach and gall bladder cancer.Timepoint: Postoperative day 1,2 and 3

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cumulative morphine consumption Severity of pain and quality of lifeTimepoint: At 1,3 and 6 months of neurolytic procedure.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVinod Kumar

AIIMS

vkchanpadia@gmail.com01125795106

Outcome results

None listed

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