Posterior Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Combined With Sacral Multifidus Plane Block Versus Posterior Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

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Conditions studied: Anesthesia, Posterior Transversus Abdominis Plane Block, Sacral Multifidus Plane Block, Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

In brief

The aim of this study is to compare perioperative analgesic efficacy and safety profile of combined SMPB and posterior TAP block versus posterior TAP block in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07280949

Run by

Cairo University

People needed

50

Starts

2026-01-01

Expected to finish

2026-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age between 18 and 90 years
• Male or female
• ASA class I to III
• Elective laparoscopic or robotic colorectal surgery with or without resections requiring perineal incisions.

You may not qualify if…

• Patient refusal
• History of previous abdominal surgery, preoperative bowel obstruction symptoms, and requirement for emergency surgery
• Conversion to open laparotomy
• Coagulopathy, infection at the injection site, allergy to local anesthetics, body mass index > 30 kg/m2, severe hepatic or renal disease, severe cardiopulmonary disease (≥ ASA IV), diabetic or other neuropathies, patients receiving opioids for chronic analgesic therapy, inability to comprehend visual analogue scale (VAS) and patients transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) post-surgery.

Where it is running

• Cairo University — Cairo, Governorate, Egypt (enrolling)

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