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To compare two approved ways of post operative pain relief for patients undergoing gall bladder surgery

Efficacy of ultrasound guided bilateral subcostal transverse abdominis plane block against port site local infiltration in providing post operative analgesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients - A randomised open label trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/09/036959
Enrollment
68
Registered
2021-09-29
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: K810- Acute cholecystitis Health Condition 2: K812- Acute cholecystitis with chronic cholecystitis Health Condition 3: K806- Calculus of gallbladder and bile duct with cholecystitis Health Condition 4: K800- Calculus of gallbladder with acutecholecystitis Health Condition 5: K801- Calculus of gallbladder with othercholecystitis Health Condition 6: K819- Cholecystitis, unspecified Health Condition 7: K811- Chronic cholecystitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Group A- Bilateral subcostal Transverse Abdominis Plane Block with 20ml 0.25% bupivacaine each side: A high frequency linear array transducer with frequency ranging from 15 to 16 MHz so

Sponsors

Bangalore baptist Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) physical status 1,2 and 3 posted for all elective and emergency surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Refusal to give consent for the study/procedure 2)Allergic to local anesthetic agents 3)Skin conditions precluding the block 4)Preoperative chronic dependence upon opioid medications 5)Conversion to open technique or performance of any other surgical procedure .

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1)Efficacy of postoperative analgesia as evaluated by numerical rating scale 2)Total opioid requirement in first 24 hrs post operativelyTimepoint: 1)Efficacy of postoperative analgesia as evaluated by numerical rating scale in first 24 hrs 2)Total opioid requirement in first 24 hrs post operatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of any side effectsTimepoint: For first 24 hrs.;Total rescue analgesic usedTimepoint: Within first 24 hrs

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pushpalatha D S

Bangalore Baptist Hospital

pushpa.bettari@gmail.com9480332021

Outcome results

None listed

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