Bilateral external oblique intercostal plane block for postoperative analgesia after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Bilateral external oblique intercostal plane block for postoperative analgesia after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A randomized controlled study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202601826021014

Enrollment

176

Registered

2026-01-20

Start date

2024-07-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Surgery Anaesthesia

Interventions

External oblique intercostal block with systemic analgesia

No intervention. Systemic analgesia only

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Both males and females Aged between 22 and 53 years old ASA I,II,III

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Chronic opioid usage, ASA Grade IV or more Chronic kidney disease Chronic liver disease Any psychiatric illness Local anesthetic allergy Inability to understand the procedure

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative pain score using numerical rating scale Total 24 h postoperative rescue meperidine consumption	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative nausea and vomiting, time to ambulation and patient satisfaction scores	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactMohamed Nassar

Lecturer of Anesthesia Faculty of medicine Alexandria University

m_nassar00@alexmed.edu.eg+201002413831

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026