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EOIFP Block Versus OSTAP Block for Upper Abdominal Surgery
Led by The Cleveland Clinic · Updated on 2026-03-18
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
131 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The investigators propose a single-center, assessor blinded, randomized control trial to compare the efficacy of external oblique fascial plane (EOIFP) block versus Oblique Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane (OSTAP) block for patients undergoing open upper abdominal surgery at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
EOIFP Block Versus OSTAP Block for Upper Abdominal Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Written informed consent
- Age between 18 and 85 years
- ASA Physical Status 1 to 3
- Scheduled for elective open upper abdominal surgery with a supraumbilical incision (such as gastrectomy, hepatectomy, pancreatectomy, splenectomy, or ventral hernia repair)
- Anticipated hospital stay of three nights
- Expected need for intravenous opioid pain relief for at least 48 hours after surgery
You will not qualify if you...
- Liver disease with liver enzyme levels twice the normal amount
- Chronic kidney disease with a glomerular filtration rate less than 60
- Allergy to any study medications
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Patients undergoing nephrectomy or lower abdominal surgeries like hysterectomy or colorectal surgeries
- Patient refusal to participate
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
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Research Team
F
Fabio Rodriguez, MD
CONTACT
E
Ehab Farag, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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