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Laparoscopic CholecystectomyNCT05108129

USG-guided M-TAPA vs OSTAP Block in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

A study testing M-TAPA block and OSTAP block in people with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, run by Karaman Training and Research Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

In this study, the postoperative analgesic effect of ultrasound-guided modified thoracoabdominal nerves blocks through perichondrial approach (M-TAPA) and oblique subcostal transversus abdominis plane block(OSTAP) will be searched in patients recruiting for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and the two groups will be… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
What is being tested?
M-TAPA block and OSTAP block
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
76 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
11 Nov 2021to 31 Mar 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients' age between 18 and 70 years with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status I-II, who will be scheduled for an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery included in the study

Who cannot join

  • presence of coagulation disorder
  • infection at the injection site of the block
  • known allergy to local anesthetics
  • advanced hepatic or renal failure
  • can not communicate in Turkish
  • history of abdominal surgery or trauma
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  • conversion of laparoscopic to open surgery
  • consumption of any pain killers within the 24 h before the operation
  • chronic opioid consumption
  • pregnancy
  • alcohol or drug abuse
  • body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg m-2.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Karaman Training and Research Hospital

    Karaman, 70200

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Ultrasound-guided Modified Thoracoabdominal Nerves Block Through Perichondrial Approach(M-TAPA)Versus Oblique Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block(OSTAP) for Postoperative Analgesia of Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

In this study, the postoperative analgesic effect of ultrasound-guided modified thoracoabdominal nerves blocks through perichondrial approach (M-TAPA) and oblique subcostal transversus abdominis plane block(OSTAP) will be searched in patients recruiting for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and the two groups will be compared in terms postoperative opioid consumption.

The primary aim of this study is to compare the effects of ultrasound-guided (M-TAPA) and OSTAP blocks on opioid consumption after LC surgery. It is hypothesized that M-TAPA will reduce opioid consumption of the patients more than the OSTAP block.

Read the detailed description

Laparoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure, but postoperative pain is still the most common symptom after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).

Oblique subcostal transversus abdominis plane (OSTAP) block is a regional anesthesia technique defined for abdominal surgeries. Previously, several studies have reported that ultrasound-guided OSTAP blocks reduce postoperative pain scores after LC. M-TAPA block is performed by applying local anesthetic to the lower surface of the chondrium. This technique provides effective analgesia in the abdominal wall.

This study will be conducted as a single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blinded trial in a university hospital. Patients scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy will be screened for enrollment in the study. After randomization, M-TAPA and OSTAP blocks will be performed under ultrasound guidance after administering general anesthesia and prior to the skin incision. An anesthesiologist who performed blocks will not involve in the data collection. Other health care workers who will involve in the evaluation of postoperative pain scores, vital parameters, nausea and vomiting, antiemetic, opioid consumption, and Quality of Recovery score will be blinded to group assignment.

Being tested
M-TAPA block, OSTAP block
Keywords
modified-thoracoabdominal nerves block, oblique subcostal transversus abdominis plane block, postoperative pain
Medical subject headings
Pain, Postoperative

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • M-TAPA blockProcedure or surgery

    Also called Global Quality of Recovery-15 score, Standard Pain Follow up and Monitorization

    After tracheal intubation, a high-frequency linear probe will be placed in the sagittal direction at the 10th costal margin, and transversus abdominis, internal oblique, and external oblique muscles will be identified. A block needle will be inserted with in-plane technique and 25 ml 0.25% bupivacaine will be injected between the transversus abdominis muscle and the lower aspect of the costal cartilage. The same procedure will be repeated on the contralateral side.

    Standard perioperative and postoperative multimodal analgesia The pain intensity during rest and motion will be evaluated with the 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Patients will receive standard multimodal analgesia comprising paracetamol, dexketoprofen, and tramadol.

  • OSTAP blockProcedure or surgery

    Also called Global Quality of Recovery-15 score, Standard Pain Follow up and Monitorization

    The patients will receive oblique subcostal TAP block in the supine position immediately after the endotracheal intubation. The anesthesiologist of the operating room will place the ultrasound with a linear probe subcostally and from the xiphoid to the right iliac crest obliquely. Rectus abdominis muscle and underlying transversus abdominis muscle, will be identified near the costal margin. The needle will be directed to the transversus abdominis fascia. Local anesthetic solution of 25 ml 0.25% will be injected to between rectus abdominis and transversus abdominis muscles along the oblique subcostal line. The same procedure will repeated to the contralateral side.

    Standard perioperative and postoperative multimodal analgesia The pain intensity during rest and motion will be evaluated with the 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Patients will receive standard multimodal analgesia comprising paracetamol, dexketoprofen, and tramadol.

Study groups in NCT05108129
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group M-TAPAActive comparatorIn the operating room, all of the patients will receive standard monitoring. An anesthesiologist will perform anesthesia inductions. After tracheal intubation, a linear probe will be placed in the sagittal direction at the 10th costal margin, and transversus abdominis, internal oblique, and external oblique muscles will be identified. A block needle will be inserted with in-plane technique and 25 ml 0.25% bupivacaine will be injected between the transversus abdominis muscle and the lower aspect of the costal cartilage. The same procedure will be repeated on the contralateral side. The pain intensity during rest and motion will be evaluated with the 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Patients will receive standard multimodal analgesia comprising paracetamol, dexketoprofen, and tramadol.
Receives: Procedure: M-TAPA block
Group OSTAPExperimentalIn the second group, the patients will receive oblique subcostal TAP block in the supine position immediately after the endotracheal intubation. The anesthesiologist of the operating room will place the ultrasound with a linear probe subcostally and from the xiphoid to the right iliac crest obliquely. Rectus abdominis muscle and underlying transversus abdominis muscle, will be identified near the costal margin. The needle will be directed to the transversus abdominis fascia. Local anesthetic solution of 25 ml 0.25% will be injected to between rectus abdominis and transversus abdominis muscles along the oblique subcostal line. The same procedure will repeated to the contralateral side. The pain intensity during rest and motion will be evaluated with the 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Patients will receive standard multimodal analgesia comprising paracetamol, dexketoprofen, and tramadol.
Receives: Procedure: OSTAP block

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Total daily consumption of rescue analgesic

    If Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score of the patient is equal to or over 4, IV 50 mg tramadol will be applied as a rescue analgesic.

    Measured: Postoperative 24 hours

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Numerical Rating Scale scores

    Numerical Rating Scale scores will be evaluated both at rest and motion. A blinded anesthesiologist will assess postoperative pain during rest and motion at the postoperative 15th,30th and 60th minute, second, 6th, 12th, and 24th hour by using an 11-point Numerical Rating Scale which ranges from '0' (means no pain) to '10' (means worst pain imaginable).

    Measured: Postoperative 24 hours

  2. Time to first rescue analgesic

    The time for administration of first rescue analgesic.

    Measured: Postoperative 24 hours

  3. Adverse events

    Incidence of nausea and vomiting during postoperative 24 hour time period will be noted.

    Measured: Postoperative 24 hour

  4. Metoclopromide consumption

    The severity of the nausea will be assessed on a 4 -point scale (0=none 1=mild, 2=moderate 3=severe). If the patients nausea score is ≥2 the patient will receive 10 mg metoclopromide.

    Measured: Postoperative 24 hour

  5. Sedation score

    Sedation level of the patients will be assessed on a 4-point scale (0=alert, 1=sleepy, easy to arouse verbally, 2= drowsy, 3=does not open eyes to verbal commands) at postoperative 15th,30th and 60th minute, second, 6th, 12th and 24th hour.

    Measured: Postoperative 24 hour

  6. Quality of recovery levels between groups by using QoR-15 questionnaire

    A 15-parameter Quality of Recovery score (QoR-15) has been recommended as the optimum tool to evaluate overall patient-centers measures of recovery after surgery, including pain. It is a questionnaire that is given to patients to do postoperatively and is scored from 0 to 150 where 150 indicates that the patient has had an excellent recovery QoR-15 score will be recorded on the morning of operation and at the postoperative 24th hour.

    Measured: Postoperative 24th hour

  7. Anesthetized thoracoabdominal areas at 2 hours after surgery

    The blinded anesthesiologist will assess sensory levels using pinprick test postoperatively.

    Measured: Postoperative 2 hours

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Nov 2021
  2. Study start11 Nov 2021
  3. Primary completion23 Mar 2022
  4. Study completion31 Mar 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Parallel Assignment Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
76 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05108129
Sponsor's protocol ID
07-2021/02
Status last verified
Oct 2021
First submitted
20 Oct 2021
Last updated
5 Apr 2022
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Bilge A, Basaran B, Altiparmak B, Et T, Korkusuz M, Yarimoglu R. Comparing ultrasound-guided modified thoracoabdominal nerves block through perichondrial approach with oblique subcostal transversus abdominis plane block for patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized, controlled trial. BMC Anesthesiol. 2023 Apr 27;23(1):139. doi: 10.1186/s12871-023-02106-z.

    PubMed 37106319

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing M-TAPA block and OSTAP block in people with Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, run by Karaman Training and Research Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Total daily consumption of rescue analgesic (time frame: Postoperative 24 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05108129, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Apr 2022.

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