Which nerve block eases Post-Surgery pain best?
NCT ID NCT06220513
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two types of nerve blocks (erector spinae plane block vs. transversus abdominis plane block) for pain relief after laparoscopic appendix removal. 72 adults aged 18-50 participated. The goal was to see which block provides better pain control and fewer complications.
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Study facts
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- 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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72 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for laparoscopic appendectomy, * Patients aged 18-50 years, * American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II. Exclusion Criteria: * Declined informed consent. * Allergy to local anesthetics. * Conversion of the laparoscopic surgery to open appendectomy. * Coagulation disorder. * Pregnancy, * BMI more than 40 kg/m2, * Respiratory disease, liver or kidney disease; and heart disease (heart block, Rheumatic heart or myocardial ischemia). * Psychiatric problems, that results in lack of communication ability. * Chronic alcoholism, drug abuse, * Infection in the area where the block will be applied.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain shams university hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
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