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Efficacy of the Transversus Abdominus Plane (TAP) Block for Post-Cesarean Delivery Analgesia

NCT00573963 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2009-07-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if patients having the transversus abdominal place (TAP) block at the end of a cesarean delivery have less pain in the post-delivery period than those who do not. Freezing medication is injected between the layers of muscle on either side of the belly, to freeze the nerves that carry pain stimuli from an abdominal wound. This technique has been useful for many abdominal operations, and has recently been studied in cesarean sections, however more information is needed.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

ropivacaine

2 injections of 20mL 0.375% ropivacaine - one given on each side.

DRUG

saline solution

2 injections of 20mL plain saline solution - one on each side.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jose CA Carvalho, MD · MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-12-31
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2008-11-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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