Comparison of pain relief measures using a newer laparoscopic guided nerve block technique with the conventional port site local anaesthesia following a laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure

Comparison of Laparoscopic-guided bilateral transversus abdominis plane block and port-site infiltration in post-operative pain management after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2022/05/042843

Enrollment

Registered

2022-05-26

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Laparoscopic transversus abdominis plane nerve block: The drug will be deposited between the planes of internal oblique muscle and transversus abdominis muscle, where the intercostal ne

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients with benign Gall bladder diseases undergoing Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and being assessed for anaesthesia as low risk (ASA I and II) will be included in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The patients with following history of opioid dependence, History of allergy to bupivacaine, Psychosomatic disorders are excluded to avoid bias in pain perception

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To assess and compare the pain intensity with numerical rating scale (0-10) in the post-operative period after standard four port laparoscopic cholecystectomy using laparoscopic transversus abdominis block and port site local analgesic infiltrationTimepoint: the time points are 0,2,4,6,8,12,18,24hrs after receiving the patient in post-operative ward where the pain scores will be calculated.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
to compare the need and dosage of analgesia required during the post-operative period in both groupsTimepoint: first 24 hrs of post-operative period	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBalasubramanian A

ESIC Medical College PGIMSR Chennai 78

biobala1987@gmail.com9894075507

Outcome results

None listed

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