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A study comparing two ways of giving pain relief after laparoscopic surgery: a nerve block before surgery versus local anaesthetic agent infiltrated at the incisional sites or port sites

A Comparative Study of Pre Incisional Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Port Site Local Anaesthetic Infiltration for Post Operative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Surgeries - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/06/111799
Enrollment
82
Registered
2026-06-03
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE BLOCK: In Laparoscopic Surgeries of duration of approximate 45mins to 1hr, after induction, patients will receive a bilateral three to four quadrant transv

Sponsors

Saheb Das
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Patients that have given written, informed consent to participate in the study. 2 American society of anaesthesiologist (ASA) physical status I-II. 3 Age 18-65 years old. 4 Body mass index below 30kg/m2.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Body mass index (BMI) more than 30. 2 Age less than 18 or more than 65 years old. 3 The chronic use of analgesics or anti-inflammatory drugs 4 Allergy to local anesthetics or any of the study drugs. 5 History of co-morbidities(MI, asthma, COPD, etc) 6 Pregnancy or lactation. 7 Patients with thrombocytopenia, coagulopathies, infection at site of block. 8 Inability to communicate due to dementia, language barrier or end stage disease. 9 Refusal to participate in study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The difference in mean VAS score between study groups in the postoperative period will be taken as the primary outcome parameterTimepoint: VAS scores at 1,2,4,8,12,18,24 hours post operatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR TAPAS GHOSE

IPGMER and SSKM Hospital

g.tapas@gmail.com9903745071

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026