Comparison of two types of anaesthesia nerve blocks for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing robot assisted radical prostate operation

Erector spinae plane block and transverse abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in robotic assisted radical prostatectomy- A single centre, prospective, double blind, randomised controlled trial - PRO-TAPES

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/03/063978

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-12

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Erector spinae plane block (ESPB): Patients will be positioned in a lateral decubitus position. At T11 probe is placed transverse to identify the midline and moved laterally to identify

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who will undergo elective robot assisted radical prostatectomy 2. American Society of Anaesthesiology Physical Score (ASA-PS) score of I - III 3. Age- above 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients receiving systemic opioids for chronic pain 2. Local site infection 3. Patient sent on mechanical ventilation to ICU postoperatively 4. Failure to give block due to technical issues

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Intravenous morphine consumption in mgTimepoint: 24 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
? Postoperative rescue fentanyl requirements in mcg in the first 24 hours ? Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at rest on arrival at the ICU (T0); 3 hours (T1); 6 hours (T2); 12 hours (T3); 24 hours(T4) ? Modified Ramsay Sedation Score on arrival at the ICU (T0); 3 hours (T1); 6 hours (T2); 12 hours (T3); 24 hours( T4) ? NRS on first ambulation ? NRS on coughing ? Time to enteric resumption ? Time to ambulation ? Time to flatus pass ? Postoperative nausea and vomiting at the above-mentioned time points ? Patient satisfaction score ? Length of hospital stayTimepoint: First 24 hours	—

Measure

Time frame

? Postoperative rescue fentanyl requirements in mcg in the first 24 hours ? Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at rest on arrival at the ICU (T0); 3 hours (T1); 6 hours (T2); 12 hours (T3); 24 hours(T4) ? Modified Ramsay Sedation Score on arrival at the ICU (T0); 3 hours (T1); 6 hours (T2); 12 hours (T3); 24 hours( T4) ? NRS on first ambulation ? NRS on coughing ? Time to enteric resumption ? Time to ambulation ? Time to flatus pass ? Postoperative nausea and vomiting at the above-mentioned time points ? Patient satisfaction score ? Length of hospital stayTimepoint: First 24 hours

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSrimanta Kumar Halder

Tata Medical Center

haldarkeshab2@gmail.com9438910048

Outcome results

None listed

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