A clinical trial to compare the effect of laparoscopic tranverse abdominis plane block with non TAP block in pain management in patient undergoing laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.

THE EFFICACY OF LAPAROSCOPIC GUIDED TRANSVERSE ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK IN LAPAROSCOPIC VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR - A RANDOMISED CONTROL STUDY - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/04/066051

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-22

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K43- Ventral hernia

Interventions

Intervention1: laparoscopic guided transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: To compare the need of analgesics and reduction of pain post operativel

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age above 18 yrs. Who provide consent for the study. All elective as well as emergency cases All patients undergoing laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy. All patients undergoing open ventral hernia repair. Patients requiring epidural analgesia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the need of analgesics on the day of operation between two groups TAP Block and non-TAP blockTimepoint: 1 year	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To determine effectiveness of TAP block in reduction of pain after surgery using VAS (visual analog scale) in intervention group. To determine the safety of laparoscopic guided TAP block in ventral hernia repair. Timepoint: 1 year	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR V RAJAKUMAR

Dr Rangarajan Memorial Hospital ( Sundaram medical foundation )

vrajakumar20@gmail.com9840182920

Outcome results

None listed

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