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Combined Subcostal and Lateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Cancer Surgery
Led by Assiut University · Updated on 2025-12-11
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
16 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combined subcostal and lateral transversus abdominis plane (TAP) for postoperative analgesia versus thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) in patients undergoing major abdominal cancer surgery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Combined Subcostal and Lateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Cancer Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 2518 years or older
- Both sexes
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I-III
- Scheduled for major abdominal surgeries such as gastrectomy, colectomy, hepatectomy, cystectomy, total abdominal hysterectomy, nephrectomy, or pancreatectomy
You will not qualify if you...
- Intraoperative hemodynamic instability
- History or evidence of coagulopathy
- Infection or abdominal wall masses at injection site
- Morbid obesity
- Other medical conditions including mental illness or substance abuse
- Known allergy to local anesthetics
- Chronic opioid use or chronic pain conditions
- Pregnancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt, 71515
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Research Team
B
Bahaa G Saad, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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