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Comparison between two types of facial plane blocks (EXORA and TAP) in patients undergoing laproscopic cholecystectomy surgeries

Efficacy of external and rectus abdominus plane (EXORA) block versus subcostal transversus abdominus plane(TAP) block in laaroscopic cholecystectomy surgeries - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/097342
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-11-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Fascial Plane block: 15 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine (total 30 mL per side) will be injected into the fascial plane between the external oblique and rectus abdominis muscles, targeting the T

Sponsors

Armed Forces Medical College Pune
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA I & II patients 18 years to 65 years ASA physical status I or II Patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy BMI less than 35 Consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who deny consent will not be included in the study Allergy to local anaesthetics Coagulopathy or anticoagulant therapy Infection at the site of block Chronic pain disorders or opioid use Conversion to open cholecystectomy Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.To evaluate and compare time to first rescue analgesic request between the EXORA block and subcostal TAP block groups in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomyTimepoint: 18 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To assess the postoperative pain scores using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at specified time intervals within the first 24 hours between the study groups. 2. To monitor any block related complications or side effects between the study groups. Timepoint: 18 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Aditya Sapra

AFMC

adityasapra@gmail.com8197084270

Outcome results

None listed

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