A simple injection may stop Long-Term pain after kidney donation
NCT ID NCT07037992
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a specific nerve block, called a subcostal anterior quadratus lumborum block, can prevent chronic neuropathic pain in people donating a kidney through laparoscopic surgery. Half of the 60 participants receive the block with a local anesthetic, while the other half receive a placebo. Researchers will measure pain levels, nerve function, and markers of inflammation three months after surgery to see if the block makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an injection of local anesthetic (bupivacaine) or a placebo (saline)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this nerve block could become a standard way to prevent long-term pain after kidney donation surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The block may not reduce pain, and there are always risks with any injection.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- 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 to 65 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Living kidney donor candidate patients aged 18-65 years Patients with ASA physical status assessment 1-3 Patients are willing to be research subjects. Exclusion Criteria: * The patient was known to have a history of chronic non-cancer pain and cancer pain. The patient had a history of preoperative laparoscopic kidney donor surgery.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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RSUPN Cipto Mangunkusumo
Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta Special Capital Region, 10430, Indonesia
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