NCT06976320

Deep Rectus Sheath Block for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Deep Rectus Sheath Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istinye University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be considerable. Regional techniques such as erector spinae plane (ESP) block or transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block may be suitable for patients at increased risk of postoperative pain. The deep rectus sheath block is a novel block which is a modified version of the conventional rectus sheath block. It was reported in a few case reports that, it may be used for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The aim of this study is to investigate the postoperative analgesic efficacy of deep rectus sheath block in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Detailed description

Patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic gastrectomy will be separated into 2 groups: Control Group and Deep Rectus Sheath Block Group. Patients in Control Group will be received patient controlled analgesia with morphine for postoperative analgesia. Patients in Deep Rectus Sheath Block Group will be performed Deep Rectus Sheath Block at the end of the surgery, along with patient controlled analgesia with morphine for postoperative analgesia. Morphine consumption for first postoperative 24 hours, numerical rating scale scores, amount of rescue analgesic drug, incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting will be recorded.

Conditions

• Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
• Anesthesia
• Postoperative Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Intravenous morphine patient control analgesia	24-hour morphine consumption will be recorded
OTHER	Intravenous patient control analgesia	24-hour morphine consumption will be recorded
OTHER	Deep rectus sheath block	Deep rectus sheath block will be administered at the end of the surgery.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-09
• Primary completion: 2025-12-01
• Completion: 2026-01-01
• First posted: 2025-05-16
• Last updated: 2025-09-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)