Ultrasound-guided Quadratus Lumborum Block Versus Rectus Sheath Block

NCT06403020 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: R321.
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 46
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this study we will compare the effectiveness of quadratus lumborum block and rectus sheath block in postoperative pain management after paraumbilical hernia repair

Conditions

Quadratus Lumborum Block and Rectus Sheath Block

Keywords

quadratus lumborum block; rectus sheath block

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Visual analogue score

  Postoperative pain

  The first 24 hours postoperative

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Age

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

Group Q

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group Q (n=23) will have a qadratus lumboroum (QL) block.

Procedure: Block

Group R

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Group R (n=23) will have a rectus sheath (RS) block.

Procedure: Block

Interventions

Block PROCEDURE

qadratus lumboroum (QL) block

Group Q; Group R

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Patients 18-60 years old,
• American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) I, Ⅱ,
• both sexes who will have PUH surgical repair under general anesthesia.

You may not qualify if:

• Known allergy to any of the drugs that will be used in the study.
• Coagulation disorders.
• Infection at the site of injection.
• Liver or kidney disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fayoum University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Fayoum University Hospital

Al Fayyum, 63511, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Karaarslan E, Topal A, Avci O, Tuncer Uzun S. Research on the efficacy of the rectus sheath block method. Agri. 2018 Oct;30(4):183-188. doi: 10.5505/agri.2018.86619.

  PMID: 30403273 RESULT

• Elsharkawy H, El-Boghdadly K, Barrington M. Quadratus Lumborum Block: Anatomical Concepts, Mechanisms, and Techniques. Anesthesiology. 2019 Feb;130(2):322-335. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000002524. No abstract available.

  PMID: 30688787 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Dental Occlusion

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Dentistry; Dental Physiological Phenomena; Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: professor

Model Details: In this randomized double blinded study, patients will be allocated randomly into two groups by a computer generated sequence using closed envelope method. Group Q (n=23) will have qadratus lumboroum (QL) block. Group R (n=23) will have rectus sheath (RS) block.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2024
• First Posted: May 7, 2024
• Study Start: May 3, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 15, 2024
• Study Completion: December 15, 2024
• Last Updated: March 11, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)