Thigh lift pain showdown: which nerve block wins?
NCT ID NCT07280182
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at two different nerve blocks to control pain after thigh lift surgery. 42 adults received either a quadratus lumborum block or a lumbar plexus block. Researchers measured pain levels and how long it took for patients to need extra pain medicine.
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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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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Mar 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 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * ASA ( American Society of Anaesthesia) I-II * elective bilateral spiral thigh lift under general anesthesia * consent to regional block and trial participation Exclusion Criteria: * Coagulopathy or therapeutic anticoagulation not meeting ASRA safety windows * infection at injection sites * allergy to local anesthetics * preexisting significant neuropathy * BMI \> 35 kg/m² if impeding ultrasound visualization; renal/hepatic failure; pregnancy; inability to use NRS; chronic opioid use \>60 mg oral morphine equivalents/day; contraindication to study analgesics.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of medicine,Menofia university hospitals
Cairo, Shibin El Kom, 32511, Egypt
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