Comparison of Quadratus Lumborum and Combined Groin Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia After Open Inguinal Hernia Repair.

Starting soon · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Postoperative Analgesia of Inguinal Hernia Repair in Adults

In brief

This double-blind randomized controlled trial aimes to compares two ultrasound-guided regional techniques-lateral quadratus lumborum block versus combined ilio-inguinal/ilio-hypogastric/genitofemoral (II-IH-GFN) block-for postoperative analgesia after elective unilateral open inguinal hernia repair under spinal anesthesia in adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07343570

Run by

Al-Azhar University

People needed

66

Starts

2026-01-28

Expected to finish

2026-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults aged 18-75 years.
• ASA physical status I-III.
• Scheduled for elective unilateral open inguinal hernia repair under standardized spinal anesthesia.
• Able to understand and use the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
• Provided written informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Allergy to local anesthetics.
• Coagulopathy or current use of anticoagulants contraindicating peripheral nerve blocks.
• Infection at the injection site.
• Chronic opioid use (daily opioids >2 weeks) or chronic pain syndromes.
• Body mass index (BMI) >40 kg/m².
• Conversion to other surgery or bilateral repair.
• Pregnant patients.
• Refusal to sign informed consent.

Where it is running

• Al Azhar University — Cairo, Egypt, Egypt

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