Nerve block showdown: which eases gallbladder surgery pain better?
NCT ID NCT06663345
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two types of nerve blocks (TAP and QLB) to see which one better controls pain and reduces the need for strong painkillers after laparoscopic gallbladder removal. 65 adults having this surgery received one of the two blocks. The goal was to find a safer way to manage pain and avoid opioid side effects like nausea and drowsiness.
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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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65 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 64 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * \- Consenting patients, * He's having a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, * ASA-I-II, * Between the ages of 18 and 64, * No history of anticoagulant or antiaggregant drug use, * Regional anesthesia is not contraindicated and the anesthesiologist is deemed appropriate for regional anesthesia, * Under general anesthesia and undergoing laparoscopic surgery, * Oriented and cooperative patients, Exclusion Criteria: * \- Patients without consent * Regional anesthesia is contraindicated, * He's having open abdominal surgery, * Not in the appropriate age range, * Chronic diseases such as uncontrolled DM and HT, * Drug allergy, * Taking anticoagulants or antiaggregants, * History of chronic analgesic use, * Presence of active infection in the area to be blocked, * Will not be able to comply with postoperative pain /VAS follow-up, * Patients with ASA-IV-V
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Başakşehir Çam ve Sakura Şehir Hastanesi
Istanbul, Başakşehir, 34480, Turkey (Türkiye)
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