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Does an Abdominal Wall Nerve Block During Surgery Help Reduce Pain From Kidney Transplantation?

NCT05280197 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 224

Last updated 2025-06-18

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Summary

This is a randomized, placebo controlled, double blind study to determine the effectiveness of a Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block for reducing postoperative pain and opioid use in kidney transplant recipients.

Conditions

  • Kidney Transplantation

Interventions

PROCEDURE

TAP block

Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) nerve block with liposomal bupivacaine plus free bupivacaine

PROCEDURE

TAP block

Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) nerve block with normal saline

DRUG

liposomal bupivacaine plus free bupivacaine

TAP block using liposomal bupivacaine plus free bupivacaine

DRUG

normal saline

TAP block using normal saline

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Cleveland Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mohamed Eltemamy, MD · The Cleveland Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-01-08
Primary Completion
2023-03-24
Completion
2023-11-08

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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