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Conditions: Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Disorder
Interventions: Bupivacaine, Fentanyl, Hydromorphone Hydrochloride, Implanted Medical Device, Liposomal Bupivacaine, Questionnaire; Drug · Device · Behavioral
Lead sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 101 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2017 – 2027
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Houston, Texas

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

Conditions: Pain, Postoperative
Interventions: Pain Scale, Exparel Injectable Product, Bupivacaine Injection; Other · Drug
Lead sponsor: Ochsner Health System; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment: 76 participants
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline: 2017 – 2021
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: New Orleans, Louisiana

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: 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 Disorders
Interventions: Exparel, IV Lidocaine; Drug
Lead sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment: 61 participants
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline: 2018 – 2021
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Charlotte, North Carolina

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: 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: Cesarean Section Complications, Pain, Opioid Use
Interventions: Liposomal bupivacaine, Bupivacaine Hydrochloride, saline; Drug · Other
Lead sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment: 60 participants
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline: 2021 – 2022
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Madison, Wisconsin

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: Acute Pain
Interventions: Liposomal Bupivacaine, Bupivacaine, Ultrasound, Epinephrine, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, Oxycodone; Drug · Device
Lead sponsor: University of Minnesota; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment: 87 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2016 – 2017
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Conditions: C-Section, Pain Management
Interventions: Exparel + Bupivacaine, Bupivacaine; Drug
Lead sponsor: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Industry
Eligibility: 18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment: 186 participants
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline: 2017 – 2018
U.S. locations: 12
States / cities: Loma Linda, California • Stanford, California • Boston, Massachusetts + 7 more

Conditions: Inguinal Hernia
Interventions: 0.25% Bupivacaine, Placebo, TAP block; Drug · Procedure
Lead sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 100 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2019 – 2023
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: New York, New York

Conditions: Bilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair
Interventions: Transversus abdominis plane block (TAP BLOCK), Instillation of surgical site with local anesthetic., Opioid IV medications (Control); Procedure
Lead sponsor: Indiana University; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment: 75 participants
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline: 2013 – 2015
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Indianapolis, Indiana

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

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: 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: Caesarean Section
Interventions: Exparel; Drug
Lead sponsor: Maimonides Medical Center; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years to 45 Years · Female only
Enrollment: 71 participants
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline: 2018 – 2020
U.S. locations: 2
States / cities: Brooklyn, New York

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

Conditions: Bariatric Surgery Analgesia
Interventions: Liposomal Bupivacaine TAP block, Bupivacaine TAP block; Drug
Lead sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 219 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2018
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: The Bronx, New York

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

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: 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: Post Operative Pain
Interventions: TAP block; Procedure
Lead sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years to 80 Years · Female only
Enrollment: 75 participants
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline: 2010 – 2011
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Dallas, Texas

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Thoracic Epidural Analgesia or Four-Quadrant Transversus Abdominus Plane Block in Reducing Pain in Patients Undergoing Liver Surgery

TAP Block Catheters vs Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain Control After Colorectal Surgery

Modified TAP (Transverse Abdominis Plane) Block in Colorectal Surgery

Pain Management Study

Comparing 3 Different Types of Pain Blocks After Laparoscopic Nephrectomy

Pain Control in Colorectal Surgery: Liposomal Bupivacaine Block Versus Intravenous Lidociane

Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks for Patients Undergoing Robotic Gynecologic Oncology Surgery

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

Obstetric Liposomal Bupivacaine Via Surgical Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Post Cesarean Pain Control

Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block After Kidney Transplantation

TAP vs Surgical Infiltration of Local Anesthetic in Laparoscopic and Robotic Hysterectomy

Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of EXPAREL When Administered Via Infiltration Into the TAP vs. Bupivacaine Alone in Subjects Undergoing Elective C-Sections

Transabdominal Plane (TAP) Blocks for Inguinal Hernia Repairs

Comparison of a Bilateral TAP Block and Preperitoneal Instillation of Local Anesthetic for a Total Extraperitoneal (TEP) Repair

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

Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks for Ileostomy Takedown: A Prospective Study

COMFORT Trial: Complex Obstetric Management With Focused Regional Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

A Comparison of the Post-C/S Analgesic Effects of Neuraxial Duramorph vs Bilateral TAP Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine

Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Liposomal Bupivacaine in Bariatric Surgery

Surgical Site Infiltration of Exparel vs TAP Block With Exparel in Patients Undergoing Laparotomy Via Midline Incision

TAP Catheters Versus Intrathecal Morphine for Cesarean Section

TAP Blocks vs. IV Lidocaine for Kidney Transplants

Ultrasound-guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block After Hysterectomy