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Transversus Abdominis Plane Block and Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

NCT01595165 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2012-07-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has gained popularity for the control of postoperative pain in various surgeries. Three studies showed inconsistent result on pain control after TAP block in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The TAP technique used in these studies was classic ultrasound guided TAP block. Besides periumbilical incision, sub-xiphoid incision is usually made during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. As typical posterior TAP rarely extend above T8, the investigators undergo subcostal TAP block for this type of surgery. The investigators are going to investigate the effect of subcostal TAP on early postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Conditions

  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Postoperative Pain
  • Abdominal Muscles
  • Nerve Block

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Ultrasound guided subcostal TAP block

Under ultrasound guidance0.375% ropivacaine 10 ml will be injected between rectus abdominis and transverse abdominis and same study solution will be injected at subcostal transversus abdominis plane. This block will be done bilaterally.

PROCEDURE

Placebo Ultrasound guided subcostal TAP block

Under ultrasound guidance saline 10 ml will be injected between rectus abdominis and transverse abdominis and same study solution will be injected at subcostal transversus abdominis plane. This block will be done bilaterally.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Soonchunhyang University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sang-Hyun Kim, M.D., Ph.D. · Soonchunhyang University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-03-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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