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Revised-Paravertebral Nerve Blocks for Enhanced Recovery After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

NCT07566819 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2026-05-11

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Summary

After laparoscopic cholecystectomy, pain remains an important problem affecting patient recovery. A revised paravertebral block (r-PVB) was developed as a single-shot, large-volume intercostal-space injection performed at the exposed mid-axillary eighth or ninth intercostal level with the patient kept supine after induction of anesthesia. Rather than puncturing the classical paraspinal target near the transverse process with a specific prone or lateral position of the patient, r-PVB is designed to exploit medial spread of local anesthetic along the intercostal-endothoracic-extrapleural continuum, thereby generating a functional paravertebral block while avoiding direct entry into the paravertebral space and specific body positioning. r-PVB addresses several practical limitations of conventional PVB by eliminating the need to reposition an anesthetized patient, using a more accessible and potentially clearer sonographic window, reducing interference from transverse-process shadowing, and facilitating in-plane needle visualization.

Conditions

  • Benign Gallbladder Disease
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Postoperative Pain
  • Quality of Recovery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Revised-Paravertebral Nerve Block

Revised-Paravertebral Nerve Block (r-PVB) is performed after induction of general anesthesia and before the start of surgery. Under ultrasound guidance, an intercostal space between the 7th and 9th ribs at the midaxillary line is identified. Using an in-plane technique, the needle is advanced into the internal intercostal muscle, and 30 mL of 0.5% ropivacaine is injected to achieve the block.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-27
Primary Completion
2027-03-27
Completion
2027-12-31

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