Transversus Abdominus Plane Block

June 20, 2012 updated by: Mayo Clinic

Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominus Plane Block for Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Hand-assisted Nephrectomy.

Transversus Abdominus Plane (TAP) block may reduce need for postoperative pain medications in patients undergoing laparoscopic hand assisted nephrectomy. Our hypothesis is that the TAP block will result in a significant reduction in pain scores and morphine requirements in the active group.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

21

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224
        • Mayo Clinic

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who are ≥ 18 and ≤ 80 years of age.
  • Patients scheduled to undergo hand assisted laparoscopic removal of a single kidney for either tumor or living donor transplantation.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients scheduled to undergo an open procedure for nephrectomy
  • Patients who are converted from hand assisted laparoscopic surgery to open surgery due to intraoperative complications.
  • Bilateral nephrectomy
  • Pregnant or lactating patients
  • Patients unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
  • Patients unable to comprehend the use of a visual analog scale
  • Patients desiring preemptive antiemetics
  • Opioid tolerance
  • Allergy to amide local anesthetics or any of the study drugs (morphine).
  • Contraindication to regional nerve block (bleeding disorder, infection at site of block)
  • Patients with history of dementia

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: DOUBLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: TAP block with placebo
Procedure: TAP block placement with placebo
20 ml of normal saline (placebo)
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: TAP block with ropivacaine
Procedure: Placement of block with ropivacaine
20 ml of 0.5% ropivacaine hydrochloride

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Determine if TAP block is a viable alternative to PCA narcotics for the control of pain after hand-assisted, laparoscopic nephrectomy.
Time Frame: 24 hours postoperatively
24 hours postoperatively

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
TAP block with ropivacaine will lead to equivalent or better results with regard to the following outcomes:pain scores, nausea, vomiting, sedation, request for PCA, discontinuation of Foley catheter, discharge from the hospital
Time Frame: 24 hours postoperatively
24 hours postoperatively

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2010

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

February 1, 2012

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

February 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 20, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2010

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 22, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 21, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 20, 2012

Last Verified

June 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 08-003563

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