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CTRI Number  CTRI/2019/04/018825 [Registered on: 29/04/2019] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/04/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   To compare efficacy of two different abdominal plane blocks for providing postoperative pain relief after inguinal hernia repair surgeries. 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparing the postoperative analgesic efficacy of Quadratus Lumborum block vs Transverse Abdominis plane block in patients undergoing elective unilateral open inguinal hernia repair surgeries:a randomised controlled trial 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Arun S 
Designation  Assistant professor 
Affiliation  Dr.somervell memorial C.S.I medical college 
Address  Dr.somervell memorial C.S.I medical college, Karakonam. Thiruvananthapuram. India. Pin-695504 Thiruvananthapuram KERALA
Karakonam. Thiruvananthapuram. KERALA. India Pin-695504
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA
695504
India 
Phone  9894555023  
Fax    
Email  arunsam85@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Arun S 
Designation  Assistant professor 
Affiliation  Dr.somervell memorial C.S.I medical college 
Address  Dr.somervell memorial C.S.I medical college, Karakonam. Thiruvananthapuram KERALA India Pin-695504
Karakonam. Thiruvananthapuram KERALA. India Pin-695504
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA
695504
India 
Phone  9894555023  
Fax    
Email  arunsam85@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Arun S 
Designation  Assistant professor 
Affiliation  Dr.somervell memorial C.S.I medical college 
Address  Dr.somervell memorial C.S.I medical college, Karakonam. Thiruvananthapuram. KERALA. India Pin-695504
Karakonam. Thiruvananthapuram KERALA India Pin-695504
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA
695504
India 
Phone  9894555023  
Fax    
Email  arunsam85@yahoo.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of anesthesiology. Dr.Somervell memorial C.S.I Medical College and hospital.karakonam. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  DrSMCSImedical college 
Address  Dr.S.M.C.S.I.medical college, Karakonam, Thiruvananthapuram India. Pin-695504 
Type of Sponsor  Private medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
ARUN S  Dr.sOMERVELL Memorial C.S.I Medical college and hospital  van knowles complex,second floor,room number 228, Karakonam Thiruvananthapuram India Pin-695504 KERALA
Thiruvananthapuram
KERALA 
9894555023

arunsam85@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institution human ethics committee,Dr.S.M.C.S.I medical college   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K409||Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Quadratus lumborum block   quadratus lumborum block in which local anesthetic (20ml of 0.25% ropivacaine) will be injected under usg guidance between quadratus lumborum block and psoas major muscles.  
Comparator Agent  Transverse Abdominis plane Block  local anesthetic (20 ml of 0.25% ropivacaine) injected in between internal oblique and transverse abdominis muscle of abdomen under USG guidance. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  ASA 1 OR 2
Elective hernia repair
BMI between 20-35 kg/sqm  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patient refusal
Allergic to local anesthetics
Coagulation abnormality
Psychiatric illness
Local skin infection
BMI >35kg/sqm
ASA 4 or greater
patients with recurrent or complicated hernia
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Duration of postoperative analgesia.   Duration of postoperative analgesia.  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Postoperative Numerical rating Pain scores(NRS) at 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,8,12,24 hours and the mean postoperative NRS score.
 
Monitored for 24 hours after block performance  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="80"
Sample Size from India="80" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/05/2019 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   none yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary   We will compare the quadratus lumborum (QL) block and transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in unilateral open inguinal hernia repair surgeries.TAP block mainly anaesthesizes the somatic nerves supplying the anterior abdominal wall.The QL block spread to paravertebral space and can be useful for both somatic and visceral pain. so we hypothesize that QL block is better than TAP block in inguinal hernia repair surgeries.we will compare the analgesic efficacy by estimating the duration of analgesia in two groups .In case of pain the patients will be supplemented with inj.tramadol. 
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