Two nerve blocks go Head-to-Head to cut opioid use after hysterectomy
NCT ID NCT06359743
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers compare two nerve block techniques to manage pain after laparoscopic hysterectomy. One block uses ultrasound to guide an injection into the quadratus lumborum muscle; the other places a block near the superior hypogastric plexus during surgery. The trial measures how much opioid pain medication participants need afterward. Thirty-four women aged 45 to 60 will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nerve blocks: quadratus lumborum block and superior hypogastric plexus block
- What this could lead to
- If one block works better, it could become a standard part of pain control after laparoscopic hysterectomy, helping patients recover with less opioid medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small study with 34 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Nerve blocks can fail or cause temporary weakness, and individual responses vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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34 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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45 to 60 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Written informed consent from the patient. 2. BMI of less than or equal 30.0 kg m-2. 3. Age 45-60 years old. 4. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classes I and II.Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Allergy to local anesthetics. 2. Infection at site of injection. 3. Patients with coagulopathy. 4. Patients with chronic pain syndromes. 5. Physical and mental disease which could interfere with pain scores evaluation. 6\. Patients with distorted local anatomy.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of medicine, Zagazig university
Zagazig, Sharqia Province, Egypt