Ultrasound Guided External Oblique and Rectus Abdominis Plane Block (EXORA) on Neuroendocrine Stress Response in Adults Undergoing Umbilical Hernia Surgery

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Conditions studied: Ultrasound, External Oblique, Rectus Abdominis Plane Block, Neuroendocrine Stress Response, Umbilical Hernia

In brief

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound-guided external oblique and rectus abdominis plane block on the neuroendocrine stress response and postoperative analgesia in adults undergoing umbilical hernia repair.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07324863

Run by

Tanta University

People needed

100

Starts

2025-08-01

Expected to finish

2026-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-08

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged from 21 to 65 years.
• Both sexes.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical status I and Ⅱ.
• Schedule for elective umbilical hernia surgery under general anesthesia.

You may not qualify if…

• ASA Ⅲ or Ⅳ.
• Patients with metabolic abnormalities, e.g., diabetes mellitus.
• Patients receiving corticosteroids.
• History of allergies to local anesthetics.
• Bleeding or coagulation disorders.
• Anatomical abnormalities.
• Psychiatric and neurological disorders.
• Complicated hernial defect (obstructed).
• Patient refusal.

Where it is running

• Tanta University — Tanta, Egypt (enrolling)

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