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Comparison between two commonly used pain relief methods in liver donation surgery .

A comparative evaluation of external oblique intercostal plane block and intrathecal morphine in patients undergoing open donor hepatectomy : A randomized control trial - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/11/076645
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-11-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-12-09

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block: External oblique intercostal plane block will be performed under ultrasound guidance bilaterally ,bolus dose of local anesthetic will be inject

Sponsors

Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age – 18 to 60 years undergoing open living donor hepatectomy. Patients giving consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal Contraindication to neuraxial anaesthesia Allergy to local anesthetics Allergy to morphine Insufficient comprehension to use of PCA

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the postoperative fentanyl consumption at 24 hours between the external oblique intercostal and intrathecal morphine groupsTimepoint: upto first 24h in the postoperative period

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the postoperative pain (both static and dynamic ) using NRS score in between the two groups To compare the time of first rescue analgesia requirement in both the groups To compare the incidence of shoulder pain between the two groups To compare the rate of complications in both the groups( hypotension , bleeding , bradycardia , respiratory depression, nausea, vomiting, etc ) Timepoint: upto first 48h after surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Gaurav Sindwani

INSTITUTE OF LIVER AND BILIARY SCIENCES

drsindwani25@gmail.com8728089898

Outcome results

None listed

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