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POST OP PAIN MANAGEMENT USING LOCAL ANAESTHETIC BUPIVACAINE

RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIAL OF SUBCUTANEOUS VERSUS INTERFASCIAL BUPIVACAINE VERSUS NO LOCAL ANAESTHETIC FOR PAIN CONTROL AFTER MIDLINE LAPAROTOMY - RSFN

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/03/031678
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-03-03
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: K561- Intussusception Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Surgical: Group 1: 1 mg/kg of 0.5% bupivacaine solution was infiltrated into the incisional area using a 10cc syringe with 18 guage needle administered subcutaneously Group 2: interfas
10-most severe pain) at 12 and 24hrs after surgery. A blinded physician instructed patients to rate their pain both at rest and with cough. The VAS for cough at 12 h after surgery was not done to avoi

Sponsors

St Johns Medical College Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18 or above who is undergoing abdominal surgery both elective and emergency through a midline laparotomy incision of length 15-25cm

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients undergoing midline laparotomy due to trauma. Patients who had peritonitis. History of hypersensitivity or adverse reaction to the medications being used. Patients with chronic liver or renal disease History of previous midline laparotomy Body mass index greater than 30kg/m2 Those patients who did not give consent for study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain was measured using a 0â??10 VAS (0 -no pain; 10-most severe pain) at 12 and 24hrs after surgery. A blinded physician instructed patients to rate their pain both at rest and with cough. The VAS for cough at 12 h after surgery was not done to avoid the most painful intervention of the study.Timepoint: Pain was measured using a 0â??10 VAS (0 -no pain; 10-most severe pain) at 12 and 24hrs after surgery. A blinded physician instructed patients to rate their pain both at rest and with cough. The VAS for cough at 12 h after surgery was not done to avoid the most painful intervention of the study.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of post surgical complication in paients.Timepoint: Relation between complications and post op pain

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAjay Tom Francis

General Surgery

drsubramanyam.sg@rediffmail.com9845300463

Outcome results

None listed

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