Comparison of Two Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Upper Abdominal Surgery Under General Anaesthesia

Comparison of ultrasound guided External Oblique Intercostal plane block and Transversus Abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery under general anaesthesia - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/07/090851

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: NIL: NIL Intervention3: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: Comparison of ultrasound guided external oblique intercostal plane block vs transversus abdominis plane b

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA grade 1 and 2 . Elective upper abdominal surgeries .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Known allergy to local anaesthetics. Infection at injection site. Patients undergoing chronic analgesia therapy. Laparoscopic surgeries. Patients with BMI more than 30.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total 24 hour injection tramadol consumptionTimepoint: 5 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, and 24 hours after intervention.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time to first rescue analgesia postoperatively. Patient satisfaction based on Likert scale (0-5).Timepoint: 24 hours after intervention.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactItishri

ABVIMS and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi

itianesthesia@gmail.com9212400570

Outcome results

None listed

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