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Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks for Infants and Children for Postoperative Pain Control

NCT01559740 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2012-03-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

After undergoing hernia surgery, hydrocelectomy or lower abdominal surgery, a child may experience some amount of pain in the post-operative period. As part of the anesthesia technique, the investigators routinely provide a nerve block done on the abdominal wall that will provide pain relief for at least 10 hours postoperatively. This is referred to as a TAP block. The purpose of this study is to determine if the nerve block performed with local anesthetic solution using a regular concentration solution vs. a diluted solution may offer different durations of pain relief.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain

Interventions

DRUG

Bupivacaine

This is being used as the local anesthetic for the TAP blocks at either 0.25% or 0.125%. The block will be done once during the procedure.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2010-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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