Rectus-Intercostal Fascial Plane Block for Liver Transplantation Donors

NCT ID: NCT07233096

Last Updated: 2026-01-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

64 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-12-22

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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Postoperative pain control plays a crucial role in enhancing recovery and improving early mobilization in living liver donors. The rectus-intercostal fascial plane (RIFP) block is a novel ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia technique that provides anterior abdominal wall analgesia by targeting the intercostal nerves between the rectus abdominis and intercostal muscle fascia.

This prospective, randomized controlled clinical study aims to evaluate the postoperative analgesic efficacy and opioid-sparing effects of the RIFP block compared with standard intravenous analgesia in living liver donors undergoing donor hepatectomy.

Participants will be randomly assigned to two groups:

Group 1 (RIFP Block): Patients receiving an ultrasound-guided rectus-intercostal fascial plane block using 20 mL of 0.25% bupivacaine at the end of surgery, in addition to standard IV PCA (morphine).

Group 2 (Control): Patients receiving only standard IV PCA (morphine) without regional block.

Detailed Description

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This prospective randomized controlled study will include living liver donors undergoing donor hepatectomy. Participants will be divided into two groups: the Rectus-Intercostal Fascial Plane (RIFP) Block Group and the Control Group.

In the RIFP group, patients will receive an ultrasound-guided RIFP block at the end of surgery and postoperative analgesia with intravenous morphine PCA. The control group will receive only intravenous morphine PCA without any regional block.

The primary outcome is total morphine consumption during the first 24 postoperative hours.

Secondary outcomes include pain scores at 1, 6, 12, and 24 hours, time to first rescue analgesia, amount of rescue analgesic used, and incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

This study aims to evaluate the postoperative analgesic efficacy and opioid-sparing effect of the RIFP block in living liver donors compared with standard intravenous analgesia.

Conditions

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Liver Transplantation Living Donor Postoperative Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Rectus Intercostal Plane Block Group

Rectus Intercostal Plane Block Group The patients in the Rectus Intercostal Plane Block group will receive a bilateral rectus intercostal plane block and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with morphine for postoperative analgesia.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Rectus Intercostal Plane Block

Intervention Type OTHER

Rectus intercostal plane block will be administered bilaterally at the end of the surgery and after skin closure under ultrasound guidance

Control Group

The patients in the Control group will not receive any regional block and will receive PCA with morphine for postoperative analgesia.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control (No Block)

Intervention Type OTHER

Ultrasound probe placement on the same region without needle insertion or local anesthetic injection to maintain blinding.

Interventions

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Rectus Intercostal Plane Block

Rectus intercostal plane block will be administered bilaterally at the end of the surgery and after skin closure under ultrasound guidance

Intervention Type OTHER

Control (No Block)

Ultrasound probe placement on the same region without needle insertion or local anesthetic injection to maintain blinding.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 18 and 75 years
* Patients with American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status I-II
* Patients scheduled for a living donor hepatectomy

Exclusion Criteria

* Allergy to local anesthetics
* Coagulopathy
* Skin infection at the block area
* Advanced renal failure
* Chronic pain syndromes
* Alcohol or drug abuse
* Psychiatric disorders
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Istinye University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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istinye University

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Taylan Sahin

Role: CONTACT

+905452303111

Facility Contacts

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Taylan Sahin

Role: primary

905452303111

Other Identifiers

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anestezi 6

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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