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Comparison between two techniques for post-operative pain relief after laparoscopic hernia surgery.

Comparative study between ultrasound-guided Rectus sheath block and Transversus Abdominis plane block for post-operative analgesia in laparoscopic hernia surgery- a prospective randomized controlled double blinded study. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/04/065381
Enrollment
84
Registered
2024-04-08
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound-guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block: The patients will receive US guided bilateral TAP block after completion of the surgery before gaining consciousness from general an

Sponsors

Department of Anaesthesiology IPGMER and SSKM Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients that have given written, informed consent to participate in the study. 2. American society of anaesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I-II. 3. Age 18-65 years old. 4. Body mass index below 30 kg/m2 5. Patients undergoing elective laparoscopic hernia surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The chronic use of analgesics or anti inflammatory drugs 2. Allergy to local anesthetics or any of the study drugs. 3. History of co-morbidities ( MI, asthma, COPD etc) 4. Pregnancy or lactation. 5. Patients with thrombocytopenia, coagulopathies, infection at site of block. 6. Inability to communicate due to dementia, language barrier or end stage disease. 7. Refusal to participate in study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Compare postoperative hospital stay between groups received ultrasound guided rectus sheath block and transversus abdominis plane block.Timepoint: Post-operatively at 1,4,8,12,24 hours respectively.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.To determine post-operative analgesia use. 2.To determine post-operative hemodynamics. 3.To determine the incidence of adverse events.Timepoint: Post-operatively at 1,4,8,12,24 hours respectively.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Debojyoti Das

Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata

arpita_laha@yahoo.com9433326667

Outcome results

None listed

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