Which pain block works best after sleeve gastrectomy?
NCT ID NCT07319390
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two types of pain blocks—MTP and ESPB—for people having laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (weight loss surgery). 52 adults with a BMI of 35 or higher took part. The goal was to see which block better reduces pain after surgery using a standard pain scale.
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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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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II, of either sex Age ≥18 y. * Undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy * BMI≥ 35 Exclusion Criteria: * Patient refusal to give consent for the block * Hypersensitivity to any of study medications * Infection at site of the block * Coagulopathy * severe cardiac/hepatic/renal disease
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams university hospitals
Cairo, 11591, Egypt
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