Comparing Ultrasound-guided Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Nerve Block Alone And With Subcostal Nerve Block For Better Pain Relief in Patients Undergoing Hernia Surgery

Efficacy Of Ultrasound-guided Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Nerve Block With And Without Subcostal Nerve Block For Post-operative Analgesia In Patients Undergoing Hernia Repair Surgery- A Double Blinded Randomised Control Study - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/08/092813

Enrollment

Registered

2025-08-11

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-08-18

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Group A: Patients will undergo preoperative ultrasound screening and under ultrasound guidance will receive Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric nerve block using 5ml of 0.5 percentage Bupi

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) ASA physical status 1 and 2 patients posted for unilateral open inguinal hernia surgery 2) Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 30 kg per metre square

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Known allergies to local anesthetics and analgesics 2) Coagulation disorders 3) Body Mass Index (BMI) more than 30 kg per metre square

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
-To compare the rescue analgesic requirement in the first 24 hours of post-operative period with and without Subcostal nerve block Timepoint: 0, 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
-To compare the time until first analgesic requirement using Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) scoresTimepoint: 0, 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ampalaya Meenu Raghunathan

Vinayaka Missions Medical College and Hospital, Karaikal

meenuampalaya.21@gmail.com8779609070

Outcome results

None listed

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