Recto-intercostal Facial Plane Block in Laparoscopic Hiatus Hernia Repair

NCT06820216 ↗

Completed 44 enrolled Tanta University

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindPrevention

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the perioperative analgesic and intraoperative hemodynamic effects of ultrasound-guided bilateral recto-intercostal fascial plane block in patients undergoing laparoscopic Hiatus hernia repair.

Timeline

Start: 2025-02-17
Primary completion: 2025-08-20
Completion: 2025-08-21

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper The RIFPB group had significantly lower 24-h postoperative morphine consumption than the control group (9 ± 3 mg vs. 20.8 ± 6.9 mg); P < 0.001. PMID 41349840 ↗

Publications

Rehab OM, Bakr DM, El Malla DA, Helal RAEF, Morsy I, Eloraby M. The analgesic effects of ultrasound-guided recto-intercostal fascial plane block in laparoscopic hiatus hernia repair: A randomized double-blind controlled study. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2026 May;45(3):101724. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2025.101724. Epub 2025 Dec 3.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Bupivacaine	Other / unclassified	0.25 %	Other