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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02036983
Other study ID # 1308124192
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date November 2013
Est. completion date August 2015

Study information

Verified date August 2016
Source Indiana University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Comparison of an ultrasound guided bilateral TAP (transversus abdominis plane) block with dexamethasone and preperitoneal instillation of local anesthetic with dexamethasone under direct visualization will be compared it to a standard anesthetic technique (control) following a TEP (total extraperitoneal) bilateral hernia repair. The investigators are hypothesizing that the bilateral TAP block and preperitoneal instillation of local anesthetics with the addition of dexamethasone are superior in terms of patient satisfaction and post-operative pain control when compared to a standard anesthetic technique (no regional technique).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 75
Est. completion date August 2015
Est. primary completion date August 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 80 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- 18-80 yrs of age

- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1-3

- Scheduled for outpatient TEP bilateral inguinal hernia repair

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients refusal to participate

- inability to give consent

- drug allergies to medications used in study

- pregnancy

- bleeding diathesis

- conversion to an open procedure

- any subject whose anatomy, or surgical procedure, in the opinion of the investigator might preclude the potential successful performance of a TAP block

- any subject whose anatomy, or surgical procedure, in the opinion of the investigator, might preclude the potential successful performance of a TAP block

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
Transversus abdominis plane block (TAP BLOCK)
Ultrasound guided TAP block with local anesthetics and dexamethasone.
Instillation of surgical site with local anesthetic.
Instillation of surgical site with local anesthetics and dexamethasone.
Opioid IV medications (Control)
Standard anesthetic technique.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center Indianapolis Indiana

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Indiana University School of Medicine VA Office of Research and Development

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Assess the efficacy of a bilateral TAP block and preperitoneal instillation of local anesthetic to a standard anesthetic technique for TEP hernia repair Assessment will be done postoperatively using a Quality of Recovery 40 (QoR-40) questionnaire after surgery. Post-operatively (Day 1)
Secondary Assess the efficacy of a bilateral TAP block and preperitoneal instillation of local anesthetic to a standard anesthetic technique for TEP hernia repair Total opioid use in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) and the period following surgery. Post-operatively (Day 0 to 1)
Secondary Assess the efficacy of a bilateral TAP block and preperitoneal instillation of local anesthetic to a standard anesthetic technique for TEP hernia repair Pain scores in the PACU Post-operatively (day 0)
Secondary Assess the efficacy of a bilateral TAP block and preperitoneal instillation of local anesthetic to a standard anesthetic technique for TEP hernia repair Pain scores post-operatively. Post-operatively (day 1)
Secondary Assess the efficacy of a bilateral TAP block and preperitoneal instillation of local anesthetic to a standard anesthetic technique for TEP hernia repair Any side effects secondary to any of the post-operative pain procedures. Post-operatively (day 0 to 1)
Secondary Assess the efficacy of a bilateral TAP block and preperitoneal instillation of local anesthetic to a standard anesthetic technique for TEP hernia repair Time spent in the PACU Post-operatively (day 0)