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Ultrasound-guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Analgesia After Abdominoplasty

NCT01604694 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2014-05-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Abdominoplasty is a major cosmetic surgery with a painful post operative period. Recently more and more anaesthetists are turning to regional analgesia for anterior abdominal wall surgery namely the Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block with or without ultrasound guidance.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the analgesic effect of TAP block ultrasound guided in post operative period of abdominoplasty.

Conditions

  • Abdominoplasty
  • Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

Interventions

PROCEDURE

TAP Block

An Ultra Sound-guided TAP block is performed after induction of general anesthesia prior to surgical incision. The syringes containing either saline 20 ml (placebo group) or levobupivacaine 20 ml are prepared by the hospital pharmacy under aseptic conditions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Bordeaux

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Antoine BENARD, MD · USMR, University Hospital Bordeaux

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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