Comparison of two pain relief methods for liver donation surgery

External Oblique Intercostal Nerve Block versus Epidural in Live Open Donor Hepatectomy- A Randomised Controlled Trial - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/05/067658

Enrollment

Registered

2024-05-20

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K769- Liver disease, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: External Oblique intercostal block: External oblique block will be put bilaterally,catheter will be placed in space bolus and infusion dose of drugs will be given for a period of 48 hrs

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All adult patients aged 18 - 60 years, undergoing open live donor hepatectomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal Contraindication to neuraxial anesthesia Allergy to local anesthetics Insufficient comprehension to use of IVPCA

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare postoperative fentanyl consumption at 48 hours between the two groups.Timepoint: To compare postoperative fentanyl consumption at 48 hours between the two groups.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the intraoperative IV fentanyl requirements in both groups To compare the time of first rescue analgesia requirement in both the groups To compare the postoperative pain using NRS in both the groups To compare the intraoperative fluid requirements in both the groups To compare the rate of complications in both the groupsTimepoint: Baseline, intraoperative at 15 minutes interval, postoperative till 48 hours	—

Measure

Time frame

To compare the intraoperative IV fentanyl requirements in both groups To compare the time of first rescue analgesia requirement in both the groups To compare the postoperative pain using NRS in both the groups To compare the intraoperative fluid requirements in both the groups To compare the rate of complications in both the groupsTimepoint: Baseline, intraoperative at 15 minutes interval, postoperative till 48 hours

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Rachana C Nair

Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences

drsindwani25@gmail.com8728089898

Outcome results

None listed

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