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Ultrasound-Guided Recto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Evaluation of the Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Bilateral Recto-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block on Postoperative Pain, Opioid Consumption, and Quality of Recovery in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Clinical Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07745972
Enrollment
60
Registered
2026-08-04
Start date
2026-08-06
Completion date
2026-12-31
Last updated
2026-08-10

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Conditions

Analgesia, Pain, Acute Post-Operative, Pain Management

Keywords

Cholesistectomy, Rectointercostal Plane Block, Postoperative Pain

Brief summary

The aim of the study is to reduce postoperative pain by performing rectointercostal block in L/S cholecystectomy surgeries. Main goal is to provide well managed post-operative analgesia.

Detailed description

The patients will be divided into two groups and general anesthesia will be applied to all of them. There will be no regional anesthetic technique to be performed, on the other hand, rectointercostal nerve block will be applied to patients in the other group before the patients are extubated. Study randomization is done with computer-generated randomization codes (computer-generated) by a physician who will not participate in patient follow-up. Interfascial plane block (rectointercostal block) will be given to the anesthesiologist in a sealed envelope by an independent assistant staff outside the study, the patient will not know which block is applied. The anesthetist who made the block will not participate in the pain follow-up of the patients. Postoperative pain assessment and data collection will be performed by another anesthetist blinded to the study. For the standardization, the block procedure will be performed by an experienced anesthesiologist who has performed at least 20 previous successful and uncomplicated procedures.

Interventions

Under ultrasound guidance, a total of 30 mL of solution will be administered bilaterally between the rectus abdominis muscle and the intercostal muscles, at the level of the 6th and 7th costal cartilages bilaterally.

Sponsors

Istinye University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* BMI \< 35 kg/m² * Patients with ASA scores I and II

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who do not want to be included in the study * Psychiatric and neurological disease with blurred consciousness * Patients with ASA \> 3 * BMI \> 35 kg/m² * Abnormality in coagulation parameters * History of allergy to local anesthetic drugs * Infection at the injection site

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Postoperative opioid consumption24 hoursContramal consumption in the first 24 hours after surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
NRS ScoresAt 1,3, 6, 12, 18, 24 hoursNRS scores in the first 24 hours after surgery
Quality of recovery24 hoursQR15 scores
Nausea and vomitingAt 1,3, 6, 12, 18, 24 hoursNausea and vomiting scores in the first 24 hours

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

CONTACTBora Bilal, Proffesor
bora.bilal@istinye.edu.tr+902124446623

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 11, 2026