Comparing pain relief techniques after abdominal surgery

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial is a randomized controlled trial that compares two different locoregional anesthesia techniques for patients undergoing midline laparotomy. One group will receive epidural anesthesia, while the other will receive a bilateral rectus sheath block. The study aims to assess the impact of these analgesic techniques on postoperative recovery, specifically using the Quality of Recovery-15 score. The trial is multicentric and open-label, focusing on improving postoperative rehabilitation outcomes.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) Class I-IV adult, with programmed midline laparotomy
* Have given an informed written consent
* Able to read and understand french language
* Affiliation to a social security system

Exclusion Criteria:

* Local anesthesic contraindication (allergy, porphyria, haemolytic anaemia, uncontrolled epilepsy, or severe cardiac conduction disorders) or TEA (coagulation disorders, progressive neurological disease, or severe spinal disorder),
* Epidural analgesia contraindication
* With impossibility to set up bilateral rectus sheath block
* Participation in another clinical study
* Pregnant women
* Patients deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision,
* Patients undergoing psychiatric care under articles L.3212-1 and L.3213-1 of the French Public Health Code

Where it's running

• CHR Metz Thionville Hopital de Mercy
  Metz, Moselle, France Recruiting
• CHR Metz-Thionville Hopital Bel Air
  Thionville, France Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Antoine BECRET, MD — CHR Metz Thionville Hopital de Mercy
• Study coordinator: Arpiné EL NAR, PhD
• Email: arpine.el-nar@chr-metz-thionville.fr
• Phone: 0033387557766

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.