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A Comparative Study of local anesthetics Alone and local anesthetics with steroids in Ultrasound-guided Rectus Sheath Block for open urologic surgery

A Comparative Study of Ropivacaine Alone and Ropivacaine with Dexamethasone in Ultrasound-guided Rectus Sheath Block for Radical Cystectomy.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0010081
Enrollment
52
Registered
2024-12-26
Start date
2024-12-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-01-06

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug : While maintaining the ultrasound image of the lateral aspect of the rectus abdominis muscle, a needle is inserted from the lateral to the medial direction, advancing its tip between the posteri
for the ropivacaine-dexamethasone combination group, 20 mL of 0.25% ropivacaine mixed with 2.5 mg of dexamethasone. The local anesthetic, 20 mL of 0.25% ropivacaine, is prepared by mixing 6.6 mL of ro

Sponsors

Ewha Womans University Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients aged 20-80 years old who are consented informed the study and scheduled for general anesthesia for radical cystectomy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients who are history of opioid medication or analgesic drugs; having infection on nerve block site; having bleeding tendency; having serious cardiopulmonary disease; taking systemic steroid medication; having uncontrolled diabetes mellitus; having allergic to study drug; history of dementia.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
pain score

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
rebound pain incidence

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSeung Hee Yoo

Ewha Womans University Medical Center

yoosh0710@naver.com+82-2-2650-5285

Outcome results

None listed

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