To see the effect of two different pain block for pain relief in laparoscopic abdominal surgery

A comparative study between USG guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block and Thoracic epidural anesthesia for postoperative analgesia in Laparoscopic Whipples surgery : A randomized double blind controlled trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/02/062454

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-08

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: Ultrasound guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in laparoscopic Whipples surgery.: In Group T- Patient will receive ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block with 20ml 0.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patient age more than 18 years of either gender undergoing elective Whipple surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Allergic to local anesthetic drugs. Patients refusal. Any contraindication to regional anesthesia in presence of antiplatelet , anticoagulant therapy, bleeding issues. Physical and mental which may vague measuring postoperative pain following surgery. Patient with morbid obesity.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the postoperative analgesic effect between bilateral ultrasound guided transversus abdominis block and thoracic epidural in laparoscopic Whipples surgeryTimepoint: VAS at rest and at cough at immediate postoperative ,30 min ,2hour,4,8,12,20,24and 48hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
to compare perioperative hemodynamic stability , need of rescue analgesia , incidence of procedure related complication , no of days of hospital stay of each groupTimepoint: at baseline before block ,after block 1hour,4hours, 8 hours,12hours,12hours,24hours and 48 hours	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Bibha Kumari

Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science, Patna

drpujachoudhary16@gmail.com8758272237

Outcome results

None listed

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