Pain relief after liver donor surgery comparing 2 methods of pain management.

Comparison of postoperative analgesia with continuous bilateral erector spinae block versus single dose intrathecal morphine in patients undergoing robotic donor hepatectomy - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/04/085678

Enrollment

Registered

2025-04-25

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: Bilateral ESP catheters at T7 placed after anaesthesia: 20 ml of 0.2% ropivacaine with 2 mg dexamethasone on each side after intubation Repeated 8th hourly Control Intervention1: Intra

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA I and II volunatry donors for right lobe liver donation by robotic surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient refusal 2.Any contraindication for ESP Block or thoracic epidural 3.Allergic to local anaesthetics 4.BMI more 30 5.Previous spine surgeries or spine deformity

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Intraoperative analgesic requirementTimepoint: Time taken for surgery in hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Intraoperative HR and MAP at specified time points 2. Post-operative analgesic consumption in 24 h 3. NRS and OPS 6th hrly in the ICU 4. HR and MAP 6th hrly in ICU Timepoint: Intra-op time points 1. T0 Port Insertion 2. T10 10 minutes after pnuemoperitoneum 3. Tpf Pfannenstiel incision 4. Tg Graft retrieval 5. Tc Closure 6. Te end of surgery Post-op time points 1. At shifting to ICU 2. T6, T 12, T 18 and T24 h 3. T IC Incentive spirometry 4. T a Ambulation	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Intraoperative HR and MAP at specified time points 2. Post-operative analgesic consumption in 24 h 3. NRS and OPS 6th hrly in the ICU 4. HR and MAP 6th hrly in ICU Timepoint: Intra-op time points 1. T0 Port Insertion 2. T10 10 minutes after pnuemoperitoneum 3. Tpf Pfannenstiel incision 4. Tg Graft retrieval 5. Tc Closure 6. Te end of surgery Post-op time points 1. At shifting to ICU 2. T6, T 12, T 18 and T24 h 3. T IC Incentive spirometry 4. T a Ambulation

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSreekanth Balagopal

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

lakshmi.k.238@gmail.com9496211333

Outcome results

None listed

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