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Does the TAP Block Work Better Than the TFP Block for Relieving Pain

NCT06975735 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2025-12-24

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Summary

Regional anesthetics, nerve blocks, and interfascial blocks are becoming more common in many types of surgery to help with pain after surgery. Most clinicians concur with the importance of reducing postoperative pain scores and facilitating early discharge. The transversalis fascia plane block (TFP) and transversus abdominis plane block (TA), which are done from the side of the abdomen, have been proven to be very useful in surgeries related to women's health, weight loss, and the colon. Research on the effectiveness of both procedures in robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomies (RALP) is insufficient. The aim was to see if using a transversalis fascia plane block (TFP) or a transversus abdominal plane (TAP) block with 0.25% bupivacaine helped reduce pain, speed up recovery, and shorten hospital stays for men undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RALP).

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

TAP Plane Block

The transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) is a technically simple and safe form of regional anesthesia that can provide effective analgesia for 12 hours in patients with acute postoperative pain

PROCEDURE

TFP Block

The transversalis fascia plane block (TAPB) is a technically simple and safe form of regional anesthesia that can provide effective analgesia for 12 hours in patients with acute postoperative pain

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • TC Erciyes University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kudret Doğru, Prof. Dr. · TC Erciyes University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-25
Primary Completion
2025-12-15
Completion
2025-12-18

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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