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Postoperative Pain Will be Compared in Cholecystectomy Patients: Half Receiving TAP Block and Half Without it.

NCT07465406 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-03-13

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Summary

This study compares the effectiveness of a Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block in reducing post-operative pain for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Sixty patients were divided into two groups: one group received a TAP block with a local anesthetic at the end of surgery, and the control group did not. The main goal was to see if the TAP block significantly lowers pain scores (measured on a scale of 0 to 10) within the first 12 hours after surgery and if it reduces the need for additional pain-relief medications.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Bupivacaine 0.25%

Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block administered by injecting 20ml of 0.25% Bupivacaine between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles.

OTHER

Standard Post-Operative Care

Patients received the routine post-operative analgesia protocol of the hospital (e.g., IV Ketorolac or Paracetamol) without the administration of a TAP block

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Darul Sehat Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-11
Primary Completion
2025-08-11
Completion
2025-08-11

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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