To look for effectiveness of 2 different types of block for pain control after kidney surgery

External oblique intercostal block with Rectus sheath block versus erector spinae plane block for post operative analgesia following nephrectomy-A randomised controlled comparative non-inferiority trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/07/090822

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N29- Other disorders of kidney and ureter in diseases classified elsewhere Health Condition 2: N288- Other specified disorders of kidney and ureter

Interventions

Intervention1: Postoperative analgesia: One group will receive External Oblique lntercostal Block with rectus sheath block using 0.25 percentage of bupivacaine combined with dexmedetomidine for post o

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Posted for elective nephrectomy under general anesthesia American society of anesthesiologists (ASA)status 1 or 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients refusal Pregnancy Patients with allergy to Local anesthesia BMI greater than 30

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare analgesic efficacy of 2 different regional anesthesia techniques using median pain score during first 24 hours postoperativelyTimepoint: Post operative 1hr 2hr 4hr 8hr 12hr 24hr	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1st request for post-operative analgesia Total morphine consumption Patients satisfaction score Adverse effectsTimepoint: 24hrs	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Riya Kumari

Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences

janya.mukesh@yahoo.com9523594059

Outcome results

None listed

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