EOIB for Pain After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-85
SponsorShiyou Wei

About this trial

This prospective, randomized, controlled, assessor-blinded trial will evaluate whether bilateral ultrasound-guided external oblique intercostal block (EOIB) reduces postoperative opioid consumption and improves pain control after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, compared with no block.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Aged 18-85 years, regardless of gender

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification I-III

Scheduled for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Ability to use the intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCA) system

Disqualifiers

Hepatic disease (e.g., liver enzyme levels ≥ 2× the upper limit of normal)

Renal disease (e.g., serum creatinine levels ≥ 2× the upper limit of normal)

Allergy or known hypersensitivity to local anesthetics

Females who are pregnant or lactating

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • External oblique intercostal block (EOIB)
  • Standard care without regional block

Treatment groups

56 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Shiyou Wei

Lead sponsor

Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China

Sponsor institution