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Comparing two medicines (ropivacaine and bupivacaine) to see which gives better pain relief after upper abdominal surgery in adults.

COMPARISON OF ANALGESIC EFFICACY OF ROPIVACAINE AND BUPIVACAINE FOR ULTRASOUND-GUIDED RECTUS SHEATH BLOCK AFTER UPPER ABDOMINAL SURGERY IN ADULTS - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/02/103471
Enrollment
62
Registered
2026-02-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K257- Chronic gastric ulcer without hemorrhage or perforation

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound guided rectus sheath block will be given using Ropivacaine or Bupivacaine.: It is a Two-arm (parallel-group) randomized controlled trial. Two intervention groups are Group R:

Sponsors

Dr Subhajit paul
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. ASA physical status 1 and 2. 2. Aged between18 65 years of old of either sex. 3. Patients undergoing abdominal surgeries with midline incision

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Refusal to consent 2. Known coagulopathy 3. Skin Infection / wound at the site of needle insertion. 4. History of allergy to study drugs. 5. Inability to understand and use Visual Analog Scale (VAS). 6. Patients having chronic kidney disease. 7. If patients require ventilator support postoperatively. 8. Surgery with anticipated duration of less than 2 hours will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the time to first rescue analgesia in the postoperative period between the two groups receiving ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block using either ropivacaine or bupivacaineTimepoint: Duration of analgesia will be measured in the first twenty four hours of post operative period

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the cumulative dose of rescue analgesics in the first 24 hours of postoperative periodTimepoint: cumulative dose of rescue analgesics will be measured in the first 24 hours of postoperative period.;To compare adverse events, if anyTimepoint: Adverse events will be noted in both the groups in the first twenty four hours of post operative period

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Subhajit Paul

Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education And Research

drmcmandal@gmail.com9433072820

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026