Timing of nerve block may ease kidney surgery pain
NCT ID NCT05860309
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether giving a nerve block (QLB) before or after kidney surgery provides better pain relief. 100 adults undergoing open nephrectomy received the block either before or after the operation. The goal was to see which timing reduces the need for strong painkillers and delays the first request for extra pain medication.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Sep 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 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * o Patients aged between 18 - 60 years old. * Both sexes. * Physical Status: ASA I and II. Exclusion Criteria: * o Refusal of procedure or participation in the study . * Physical status: ASA III or above . * Infection at site of injection. * Psychiatric illness . * CNS Diseases like epilepsy, stroke …etc. * History or evidence of coagulopathy . * Allergies to drug used (Bupivacaine 0.5%). * Patients who suffered from allergy to local anesthetics . * Difficult visualization of the anatomy.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ainshams hospitals
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, 11591, Egypt