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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/09/036895 [Registered on: 27/09/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 04/03/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Surgical/Anesthesia 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Multiple Arm Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparison between different nerve blocks for postoperative pain in inguinal hernia surgery. 
Scientific Title of Study   Ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane block versus ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve block versus local infiltration for postoperative analgesia in inguinal hernia surgery. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Neha Kumari 
Designation  Resident Doctor 
Affiliation  Teerthanker mahaveer medical College and research centre 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia Teerthanker mahaveer medical college and research centre Moradabad,UP
Department of Anaesthesia Teerthanker mahaveer medical college and research centre Moradabad,UP
Moradabad
UTTAR PRADESH
244001
India 
Phone  7906307174  
Fax    
Email  nehaadhana01@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Md Shahbaz Alam 
Designation  Associate professor 
Affiliation  Teerthanker mahaveer medical College and research centre 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia Teerthanker mahaveer medical college and research centre Moradabad,UP

Moradabad
UTTAR PRADESH
244001
India 
Phone  9897907372  
Fax    
Email  dralamshahbaz006@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Neha Kumari 
Designation  Resident Doctor 
Affiliation  Teerthanker mahaveer medical College and research centre 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia Teerthanker mahaveer medical college and research centre Moradabad,UP
Department of Anaesthesia Teerthanker mahaveer medical college and research centre Moradabad,UP
Moradabad
UTTAR PRADESH
244001
India 
Phone  7906307174  
Fax    
Email  nehaadhana01@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College and Research Centre 
Address  Department of Anaesthesia Teerthanker mahaveer medical college and research centre Moradabad,UP 
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 
Dr Neha Kumari  Teerthanker mahaveer medical college and research centre  Department of Anaesthesia Teerthanker mahaveer medical college and research centre Moradabad UP
Moradabad
UTTAR PRADESH 
7906307174

nehaadhana01@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Research Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K402||Bilateral inguinal hernia, withoutobstruction or gangrene, (2) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve block for postoperative analgesia in inguinal hernia surgery.   Ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve block for postoperative analgesia in inguinal hernia surgery. 
Comparator Agent  Local infiltration for postoperative analgesia in inguinal hernia surgery.  Local infiltration for postoperative analgesia in inguinal hernia surgery. 
Intervention  Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for post operative analgesia in inguinal hernia surgery  Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for post operative analgesia in inguinal hernia surgery 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Male 
Details  American society of Anaesthesiology physical status I and II
Surgery lasting for< 2hr
Patient with BMI 18.5-22.9kg/m2
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients who refused to consent to the study.

Skin infection at the puncture site.

Hypersensitivity to LA agents.

Pregnancy

Preoperative opioid or non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs treatment for chronic
pain.

Contraindication to subarachnoid block
(SAB).

Patient requiring supplementary analgesics or
conversion to G.A. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Case Record Numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the quality of postoperative analgesia using Visual Analogue Scale
(VAS) of transversus abdominis plane block versus ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric
nerve blocks USG guided versus local infiltration. 
VAS scores will be assessed at 0, 15mins, 30mins, 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 18, and 24
hours, where the time 0 at the start of the surgery. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Hemodynamics will be assessed intraoperatively, first rescue analgesia requirement and total analgesic requirement in 24 hrs.  Hemodynamics will be assessed intraoperatively at 0min, 1min, 5, 10, 15, 20,
30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 90, 120mins. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="90"
Sample Size from India="90" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="63" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   04/10/2021 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 04/05/2022 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   Nil 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
Patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair experience severe pain in postoperative period
especially during first 24hrs. Many approaches or multi modal techniques can be used to
minimize pain. One such method is to supplement iv analgesics with nerve blocks or local
infiltration.

Nerve blocks will provide analgesia and also lessen the requirement of I v. analgesics in
terms of doses and frequency of administration, thereby minimizing side effects of the
latter.

Aim: To compare the effectiveness of USG guided transversus abdominis
plane(TAP) block versus USG guided ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerve blocks
versus local infiltration in herniorrhaphy for postoperative analgesia.

Objectives:

To assess the duration of post operative analgesia in USG guided transversus
abdominis plane block.

To assess the duration of post operative analgesia in USG guided ilioinguinal and
iliohypogastric nerve block.

To assess the duration of post operative analgesia with wound infiltration at
proposed site of incision.

To compare the quality of postoperative analgesia using Visual Analogue Scale
(VAS) of transversus abdominis plane block versus ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric
nerve blocks USG guided versus local infiltration.

METHODOLOGY
Each patient will be explained the entire procedure and purpose in his/her
language. Written informed consent for the procedure will be taken.

The subarachnoid block will be administered in sitting position with 25G Quincke
needle at either L2-L3 or L3-L4 space.

Randmonisation by chit and box method.
Group T: Transverse abdominis plane block using 20ml of 0.25% bupivacaine with
5mcg/ml adrenaline OR

Group I: Ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve Block -10ml 0.25% Bupivacaine in
ilioinguinal and10ml 0.25% Bupivacaine in iliohypogastric with 5mcg/ml adrenaline.
Total volume 20ml OR

Group L: Infiltration of incision site with 20ml of 0.25% bupivacaine with 5mcg/ml
adrenaline

VAS scores will be assessed at 0, 15mins, 30mins, 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 18, and 24
hours, where the time 0 at the start of the surgery.

Hemodynamics will be assessed intraoperatively at 0min, 1min, 5, 10, 15, 20,
30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 90, 120mins.

Postperatively patient will be given Inj. PCM 1mg IV infusion as first rescue
analgesia and then it will be continued 8 hourly.

After collection of the data, appropriate statistical test will be applied and
conclusion will be drawn


 
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