A clinical trial to study the effect of morphine and bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing lower abdominal surgeries

Comparison of neuraxial Morphine with Transversus Abdominal Plane (TAP) block using Bupivacaine for post operative analgesia in lower abdominal surgeries. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/04/066025

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-19

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K353- Acute appendicitis with localizedperitonitis Health Condition 2: K409- Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene Health Condition 3: K37- Unspecified appendicitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Morphine: 0.1mg to be given intrathecally Control Intervention1: Bupivacaine: 0.125% of 20ml bupivacaine via transversus abdominal plane block

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. American Society of Anaesthesiologist Grade 1 & 2 2. Age between 18 and 50 years 3. Patients posted for elective lower abdominal surgeries.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
VAS scores post operativelyTimepoint: At 0,2,4,6,9,12,18 and 24 hours post operatively	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Amount of total systemic analgesics consumed.Timepoint: Within 24 hours of the post operative period.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Sudhakar.B

sudhakarbilapati@gmail.com9866247844

Outcome results

None listed

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