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Post Operative Analgesic Efficacy Of Ultrasound Guided External Oblique Intercostal (EOI) Block Vs Modified Thoraco-Abdominal Nerves Block Through Perichondrial Approach (M-TAPA) After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/10/058886

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-19

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-11-13

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: External Oblique Intercostal (EOI) Block: For Group EOIB, a high-frequency linear probe (6–13 MHz) is placed at the anterior axillary line, and the external oblique muscle identified a

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient with written informed consent 2. ASA physical status I and II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal 2. Known allergy to any one of the drugs used 3. Patients with Infection at the site of block 4. Patients with bleeding diathesis 5. Patients on anticoagulant treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the total opioid (tramadol) consumption between the two groups at the postoperative 24th hourTimepoint: 0, 2nd hour, 4th hour, 8th hour, 16th hour and 24th hour	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. To compare the postoperative pain scores 2. To compare the time of first rescue analgesic administration. Timepoint: 0, 2nd hour, 4th hour, 8th hour, 16th hour and 24th hour	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPraveen R

ESIC Medical College and Hospital

drpraveenramasamy@gmail.com8015167455

Outcome results

None listed

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