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Comparing pain relief methods for digestive surgery patients: intravenous lidocaine versus an abdominal block injection

Comparison of the effectiveness of intravenous lidocaine (IVL) and lateral trans abdominal plane (TAP) block on the numeric rating scale (NRS) in digestive surgery patients with midline incision

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN18079505
Enrollment
48
Registered
2025-02-07
Start date
2024-09-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-17

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Conditions

Digestive surgery patients with midline incisions Surgery

Interventions

This study is a randomized single-blind controlled clinical trial, where the participants or research subjects are unaware of the group they belong to and the researchers are aware of this information

Sponsors

University of North Sumatra
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Willing to participate in the study 2. Patients aged 18-65 years 3. ASA I to III 4. Undergoing digestive surgery with a midline incision, with the highest incision level corresponding to dermatomes T6-T10

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindications to nerve block such as coagulation dysfunction or infection at the puncture site, history of allergy to local anesthetics 2. Cardiac arrhythmia prior to surgery 3. Chronic pain (persistent pain lasting more than 6 months) 4. Long-term use of opioid analgesics or corticosteroids 5. Pregnancy 6. History of drug abuse or mental illness, or communication disorders 7. Neurological deficits

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The need for rescued analgetic measured using an NRS = 4 at 6, 12, 18, and 24 h

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain is measured using a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at baseline, 6h, 12 h, 18 h, and 24 h

Countries

Indonesia

Contacts

Public ContactAndriamuri Lubis
andriamuri@usu.ac.id+62 08126078194

Outcome results

None listed

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