Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Bilateral Oblique Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Colorectal Surgery

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Conditions studied: Bilateral Erector Spinae Plane Block, Bilateral Oblique Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block, Postoperative Analgesia, Colorectal Surgery

In brief

This study aims to compare the ultrasound-guided bilateral erector spinae plane block (ESPB) and oblique subcostal transverse abdominal plane block (OSTAPB) for postoperative analgesia in colorectal surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07602452

Run by

Cairo University

People needed

50

Starts

2026-05-21

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-22

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 to 75 years old.
• Both sexes.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II-III.
• Scheduled for open colorectal surgery under general anesthesia.

You may not qualify if…

• History of opioid abuse.
• Chronic opioid consumption.
• Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2.
• Severe cardiac insufficiency, defined as New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure.
• Renal failure, defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 30 mL/min/1.73 m².
• Hepatic encephalopathy.
• Having a skin infection at or near the puncture site.
• Coagulopathy, defined as platelet count < 100,000/mm³, INR > 1.5, or use of anticoagulant therapy that could not be withheld.
• Allergy to drugs used in the study.
• History of previous or recurrent laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedures.

Where it is running

• Cairo University — Cairo, Egypt (enrolling)

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