Ultrasound guided injection in the anterior abdominal wall intermuscular plane for pain relief after laparascopic gall bladder surgery: Local anesthetic vs Local anesthetic plus dexamethasone.

Ultrasound guidede bilateral subcostal transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy:a comparative study of 0.25% levobupivacaine vs 0.25% levobupivacaine with dexamethasone.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/05/019020

Enrollment

Registered

2019-05-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z768- Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound guided Bilateral Tranversus Abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients: 76 Patients will be randomly divided into two groups o

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status Ð? and Ð?Ð? 2.Age 18 to 60 yrs. 3.Body mass index 4.Patients scheduled to undergo elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesia lasting up to 120 minutes of duration.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal 2. Patients with known hypersensitivity or allergy to local anaesthetics 3. ASA physical status Ð?Ð?Ð? and Ð?V 4. Patients with Diabetes Mellitus 5. Immunocompromised patients 6. Local site infection 7. Bleeding diathesis 8. Patients with chronic pain conditions 9. Patients with opioid addiction

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores on coughing postoperatively.Timepoint: Numeric rating scale (NRS) on coughing at 2,4, 6, 12 and 24 hrs postoperatively.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Numeric rating scale (NRS) pain scores at rest, Time to first rescue analgesic, Total postoperative opioid consumption during 24 hrs, Postoperative nausea, vomiting and sedation.Timepoint: 0, 2, 4, 6, 12 and 24 hrs postoperatively.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJaya Choudhary

Medica Superspecialty Hospital

jayachoudhry11@gmail.com8017517100

Outcome results

None listed

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