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Trial Comparing Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Epidural Anesthesia for Pain Management in Colorectal Surgery

NCT02591407 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2026-01-28

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Summary

The primary outcome for this study is the Numeric Pain Score (NPS) for elective patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery that have been randomized to transversus abdominis plane block or epidural anesthesia for the management of perioperative pain in elective colorectal surgery.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

TAP Block

This is a one time injection of Exparel in the plane between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles

PROCEDURE

Continuous Epidural Analgesia

Epidural catheter placed prior to the operation in the standard fashion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Trinity Health Michigan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert K Cleary, MD · Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-12
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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