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New study aims to ease pain after gallbladder removal
NCT ID NCT07582029
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two common pain relief techniques after laparoscopic gallbladder removal: local anesthetic injected into the surgical cuts versus an ultrasound-guided nerve block near the belly button. The goal is to see which method better reduces pain and the need for opioid painkillers. Sixty adults undergoing planned gallbladder surgery will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Rectus sheath block (nerve block) and local anesthetic infiltration
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show which pain relief method works better after gallbladder surgery, potentially reducing opioid use and improving recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The trial has not yet started recruiting.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 years and older
- 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: * ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) class I-II patients * Patients aged between 18 and 65 years * Patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery Exclusion Criteria: * ASA class III-IV patients * Patients undergoing emergency surgery * Relatives of patients who do not provide consent * Presence of chronic pain * Chronic opioid use * Presence of local anesthetic allergy * Ibuprofen allergy * Paracetamol allergy * Presence of infection at the block site * Coagulopathy * Increased intracranial pressure * Pre-existing neurological deficit * Severe organ failure * Mental retardation * Anatomical deformity
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training Hospital
Istanbul, 34371, Turkey (Türkiye)
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