Comparison between two anesthetic blocks for postoperative pain relief in hernia patients.

Comparison of Erector spinae block and transverse abdominis plane block as post op analgesia in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair under spinal anesthesia, a randomized, single blinded study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/01/061690

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-22

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-03-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: ERECTOR SPINAE BLOCK: Ultrasound guided Erector spinae block with Ropivacaine(0.75%) with Clonidine 50 mcg in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair under subarachnoid block and wil

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patient coming for Inguinal hernia repair under spinal anesthesia under American society of Anesthesiologists(ASA) grade I,II,III . 2.Patient scheduled for both elective and emergency studies

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient refusal 2. If the duration of surgery is more than 3 hours 3. Contraindications to regional anesthesia 4. Known allergy to local anesthetics 5. Bleeding diathesis 6. Use of any anti-coagulants 7. Inability to provide informed consent 8. Severe kidney or liver disease 9. Patient with psychiatric disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the duration of analgesic effect of transverse abdominus plane block and erector spinae block as post operative analgesia in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair under spinal anesthesia. Timepoint: First 24 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. To determine the total requirement of opioids as rescue analgesia in the first 24 hours 2. To compare the hemodynamic stability of transverse abdominus block and erector spinae block 3. To assess the post operative pain severity using visual analog score at rest and after coughTimepoint: First 24 hours	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVenkat Prabu P

Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute

dranandmurugan@gmail.com9444486183

Outcome results

None listed

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