Comparing post-operative pain control of ultrasound-guided bilateral modified thoracoabdominal nerves block through perichondrial approach and ultrasound-guided bilateral external oblique intercoastal plane block in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy : A Randomized Clinical Trial

Comparison of Post-operative Analgesic Efficacy of the Ultrasound-guided Bilateral Modified Thoracoabdominal Nerves Block through Perichondrial Approach (M-TAPA) and Ultrasound-guided Bilateral External Oblique Intercoastal Plane Block (EOIPB) in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy : A Randomized Clinical Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/04/085237

Enrollment

Registered

2025-04-21

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-28

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: External Oblique Intercostal Plane Block: Study participants will be randomized into two groups. Interventional group receiving external oblique intercostal plane block after induction

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients of age group 18-65 years. 2) Patients of American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with active block injection site infections. 2) Patients on anticoagulants or clinically significant coagulopathy. 3) Patients with history of hypersensitivity to amide group of local anaesthetic agents. 4) Patients receiving opioids for chronic analgesic therapy. 5) Patients with preoperative use of any pain reliever within 24 hours. 6) Patients with alcohol use or drug use (daily usage for the past 1 month). 7) Patients with body mass index (BMI) more than 30kgm-2

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total analgesic consumption in the first 24 hours of the postoperative periodTimepoint: 1st 24 hours of post-operative period	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Comparing the VRS scores at rest and movement in the first 24 hours of the postoperative periodTimepoint: VRS scores will be assessed at rest and movement in the first 24 hours of the postoperative period	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactL Chaoba Singh

Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal West, Manipur

drchaoba@gmail.com9436022521

Outcome results

None listed

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