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Comparison between two types of local pain relief approaches for key hole gall bladder removal for postoperative pain relief

Erector spinae plane block vs oblique subtotal transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in laparascopic cholecystectomy : A prospective randomized comparative study - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/081948
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-03-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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: ERECTOR SPINAE PLANE BLOCK (ESP): in erector spinae plane block- between erector spinae muscle and transverse process of T9, 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine with 0.5mcg/kg dexmedetomidine

Sponsors

Gayathri Santhanam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients with ASA physical status I-II are scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: inability to speak, pregnancy, alcohol or drug abuse, chronic opioid intake, consumption of any pain killers within the 24 h before the operation, infection at injection site, allergy to local anesthetics, cardiac disease associated with dyspnea of New York Heart Association class more than grade 2, severe psychiatric disorders and history of abdominal surgery or trauma, conversion of laparoscopic to open surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
to compare the time for first rescue analgesic administrationTimepoint: Baseline, 2nd hour, 4th hour, 6th hour, 12th hour and 24th hour

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the total dose of analgesic requiredTimepoint: 2nd hour 4th hour 6th hour 12th hour 24th hour

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Gayathri Santhanam

ACS Medical College and Hospital

gayathrisansuk@gmail.com9790787215

Outcome results

None listed

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