Menu
Recruiting NCT06978179

Ultrasound-Guided QL Block Versus TAP Block For Post-Operative Pain In Lower Abdominal Surgeries

No phase Interventional Postoperative Pain

For patients and families

In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Ultrasound-Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block For Post-Operative Pain In Lower Abdominal Surgeries In Adult Patients, Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block For Post-Operative Pain In Lower Abdominal Surgeries In Adult Patients.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Postoperative Pain. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Egypt
Next step
Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
Official title

Ultrasound-Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block Versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block For Post-Operative Pain In Lower Abdominal Surgeries In Adult Patients, Prospective, Comparative Randomized Study

Overview

This study aims to compare the efficacy of ultrasound-guided QL block and TAP block for postoperative pain management following lower abdominal surgeries.

Interventions

  • Procedure Ultrasound-Guided Quadratus Lumborum Block For Post-Operative Pain In Lower Abdominal Surgeries In Adult Patients
    Group ( 1 ) QLB "Type III": Patients will receive QLB performedwith20ml of diluted bupivacaine 0.25% on each side.
  • Procedure Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block For Post-Operative Pain In Lower Abdominal Surgeries In Adult Patients
    Group ( 2 ) TAP: Patients will receive TAP block performed with 20ml of diluted bupivacaine 0.25% on each side.

Primary outcome measures

  • efficacy of ultrasound-guided QL block and TAP block for postoperative pain management following lower abdominal surgeries. [Time frame: 48 hours after operation]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • patients aged from 18 to 65 years old.
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I - II.
  • Patients scheduled for elective lower abdominal surgery.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient refusal.
  • Patients with BMI (body mass index) > 35 kg.m-2 , \[morbid obesity\].
  • Patients with significant neurological, psychatric or neuromascular disease.
  • Patients had local skin infection at the block injection site.
  • Patients who operated under epidural and patient-controlled analgesia \[PCA\].
  • Sensitivity to prescribed analgesia.
  • Coagulopathies or those who had uncontrolled chronic medical disease \[e.g. diabetes mellitus, hypertension, or cardiac diseases\].

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Egypt · 1 center
  • Sohag University Hospital — Sohag

Publications

  • Borglum J, Gogenur I, Bendtsen TF. Abdominal wall blocks in adults. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2016 Oct;29(5):638-43. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000378. PMID 27429253
  • Wick EC, Grant MC, Wu CL. Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia Pain Management With Nonopioid Analgesics and Techniques: A Review. JAMA Surg. 2017 Jul 1;152(7):691-697. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0898. PMID 28564673
  • Chen Q, Beal EW, Okunrintemi V, Cerier E, Paredes A, Sun S, Olsen G, Pawlik TM. The Association Between Patient Satisfaction and Patient-Reported Health Outcomes. J Patient Exp. 2019 Sep;6(3):201-209. doi: 10.1177/2374373518795414. Epub 2018 Aug 27. PMID 31535008

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06978179 · Soh-Med--25-4-01MS

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗