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Efficacy of laparoscopic guided versus ultrasound guided posterior rectus sheath block in trans abdominal pre-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair: A randomized controlled trial

Efficacy of laparoscopic guided versus ultrasound guided posterior rectus sheath block in trans abdominal pre-peritoneal inguinal hernia repair: A randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20260205007
Enrollment
52
Registered
2026-02-05
Start date
2024-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Patients with reducible inguinal hernia, schedule for TAPP surgery TAPP surgery Rectus sheath block

Interventions

laparoscopic-guided technique, the drug was infiltrated under direct visualization of the laparoscope, targeting both sides of the posterior rectus sheaths. The surgeon took precautions to ensure that
Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery
laparoscopic guided posterior rectus sheath block,ultrasound guided posterior rectus sheath block

Sponsors

Faculty of medicine Chiang Mai University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with reducible inguinal hernia (both unilateral and bilateral, both direct/indirect) 2.Patients scheduled for TAPP hernia repair 3.Opioid naive (< 3 months consecutively opioid uses before surgery) -Aged 20 years old or more

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with ASA > 3 2.History of previous abdominal surgery 3.Allergy to regional anesthesia drug, History of malignant hyperthermia 4.Severe liver dysfunction/Chronic hemodialysis/Neuropathy -Chronic NSAID / Gabapentin use

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
post-operative pain score at 4, 8, 12, 24 hours, at discharge Visual analogue scale

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
block performance times during intervention seconds,peri-operative complication intra-operative to 2 weeks after surgery yes or no

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactPhuriphing Chantima

Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of medicine, Chiang Mai University

phuriphong.ch@cmu.ac.th053946214

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026