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Conditions
Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Opioid Use
Interventions
TAP Block, Surgical Site Infiltration, Exparel
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
Danbury Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
43 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Danbury, Connecticut
Not listed Phase 2Phase 3 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

TAP Blocks vs. IV Lidocaine for Kidney Transplants

NCT03843879
Conditions
Postoperative Pain
Interventions
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block, Intravenous Lidocaine
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
Benaroya Research Institute
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
124 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Seattle, Washington
Conditions
Opioid Use, Pain, Postoperative, Colectomy, Colorectal Surgery
Interventions
Bupivacaine, Bupivacaine liposome
Drug
Lead sponsor
Inova Health Care Services
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
63 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
6
States / cities
Alexandria, Virginia • Fairfax, Virginia • Falls Church, Virginia + 2 more
Conditions
Pain, Surgery
Interventions
Transversus abdominis plane block
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Northwestern University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 64 Years · Female only
Enrollment
75 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2010 – 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Ileostomy - Stoma
Interventions
Transversus abdominis plane block
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
69 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2011 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Madison, Wisconsin
Conditions
Postoperative Pain
Interventions
Gabapentin, TAP Block
Drug · Procedure
Lead sponsor
State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Brooklyn, New York
Enrolling by invitation Phase 4 Interventional

Pain Management Study

NCT05231460
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Interventions
Active Comparator: narcotic regimen with TAP block, Active Comparator: narcotic regimen with no TAP block, non-narcotic regimen with TAP block, non-narcotic regimen with no TAP block
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Arizona
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
244 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Phoenix, Arizona
Conditions
Gynecologic Cancer, Post-operative Pain
Interventions
Bupivicaine, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
75 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2011 – 2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Madison, Wisconsin
Conditions
Conditions Requiring Colorectal Surgery
Interventions
EXPAREL, Intrathecal hydromorphone
Drug
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
209 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Jacksonville, Florida
Conditions
Acute Pain, Surgery, Regional Anesthesia
Interventions
Epidural, TAP Block
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Nebraska
Other
Eligibility
19 Years and older
Enrollment
72 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2014 – 2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Omaha, Nebraska
Conditions
Oncologic Surgery, Cancer, Cancer Surgery, Hepatic Cancer, Gastric (Cardia, Body) Cancer, Biliary Tract Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer Resectable, Gynecologic Cancers, Gastrointestinal Cancers, Colorectal Cancer, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Interventions
Local Anesthesia, Laparoscopic Transversus Abdominis Plane block
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 89 Years
Enrollment
48 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Nephrectomy
Interventions
Transverses Abdominis Plane (TAP) block, Quadratus Lumborum (QL) block, Surgeon Infiltration using Exparel
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
120 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Indianapolis, Indiana
Conditions
Colorectal Surgery, TAP Blocks
Interventions
Exparel, Ropivacaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of California, Davis
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 90 Years
Enrollment
86 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Sacramento, California
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Lap-assisted vs. US-Guided Visualization of TAP Blocks

NCT04226300
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Interventions
Laparoscopic, Ultrasound
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Other
Eligibility
Up to 18 Years
Enrollment
116 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Palo Alto, California
Conditions
Transplantation, Kidney
Interventions
Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block, Sham TAP block with normal saline
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2012 – 2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
San Francisco, California
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Interventions
Abdominal Wall Block, Surgical infiltration, Sterile saline, Ropivacaine 0.2%, Ultrasound, Ropivacaine 0.5%
Procedure · Drug · Device
Lead sponsor
Boston Children's Hospital
Other
Eligibility
5 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2024 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Local Injection of Pain Medication

NCT02314104
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative
Interventions
ropivacaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
Liberman, Eric, D.O.
Individual
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
220 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2011 – 2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Livingston, New Jersey
Recruiting Not applicable Interventional

TAP Block Timing Study

NCT07064200
Conditions
Bariatric or General Abdominal Surgeries, Bariatric Surgery Patients
Interventions
TAP Block
Other
Lead sponsor
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
150 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Complex Obstetric Surgery, Perioperative Pain Management, Cesarean Delivery, Postoperative Pain Control
Interventions
Bupivicaine intervention arm, Placebo arm
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Tennessee
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years · Female only
Enrollment
120 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Memphis, Tennessee
Conditions
Abdominal Muscles/Ultrasonography, Adult, Anesthetics, Local/Administration & Dosage, Ropivacaine/Administration & Dosage, Ropivacaine/Analogs & Derivatives, Cesarean Section, Humans, Nerve Block/Methods, Pain Measurement/Methods, Pain, Postoperative/Prevention & Control, Ultrasonography, Interventional
Interventions
TAP catheter, intrathecal morphine
Device · Drug
Lead sponsor
Stamford Anesthesiology Services, PC
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years · Female only
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
Started 2012
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Stamford, Connecticut
Conditions
Kidney Transplantation
Interventions
TAP block, liposomal bupivacaine plus free bupivacaine, normal saline
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
The Cleveland Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
224 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Cleveland, Ohio
Conditions
Postoperative Pain
Interventions
Bupivacaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Other
Eligibility
Up to 28 Days
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2010 – 2011
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Perioperative Opioid Sparing Techniques
Interventions
Intrathecal Morphine Block, Bilateral Quadratus Lumborum Block, Bilateral Transverse Abdominis Plane Block
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment
200 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Knoxville, Tennessee
Conditions
Caesarean Delivery
Interventions
TAP Block, Ropivacaine, Acetaminophen, Morphine
Drug
Lead sponsor
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2014
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts • Lebanon, New Hampshire