Clinical Trial: Rectus Sheath Block as an Adjunct to General Anesthesia for Midline Laparotomy Pain

U.S., Feb. 7 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07393763) titled 'Rectus Sheath Block as an Adjunct to General Anesthesia for Midline Laparotomy Pain' on Jan. 30.

Brief Summary: This study evaluates whether adding an ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block (RSB) to general anesthesia can improve pain control after midline laparotomy. Adult patients undergoing midline incision laparotomy will be randomly assigned to receive either general anesthesia alone or general anesthesia plus bilateral RSB with local anesthetic (bupivacaine 0.25%). After surgery, pain will be assessed using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at 15 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, and 24 hours. The study will also compare...