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Conditions
Breast - Female
Interventions
Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block, Nimbus Infusion Pump IV Administration, Bupivacaine infusion, Acetominophen, Hydromorphone, Oxycodone, Ondansetron
Procedure · Device · Drug
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
120 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Stanford, California
Conditions
Analgesia, Surgery
Interventions
TAP Anesthesia, Surgeon-Initiated Local Anesthetic
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
82 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2026
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Madison, Wisconsin
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative, Delirium, Anesthesia, Local
Interventions
Ropivacaine HCL, sodium chloride
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Colorado, Denver
Other
Eligibility
50 Years and older
Enrollment
80 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Denver, Colorado
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Abdominal Wall Block Study

NCT03074240
Conditions
Umbilical Hernia, Obesity
Interventions
TAPB Group, RSB Group, conversion to general anesthesia
Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Florida
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 99 Years
Enrollment
15 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2017 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Gainesville, Florida
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
Prostate CA
Interventions
Dexamethasone, TAP block
Drug · Procedure
Lead sponsor
Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years · Male only
Enrollment
24 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2010 – 2012
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Post Operative Pain, Gynecologic Cancer
Interventions
Liposomal bupivacaine, Bupivacain
Drug
Lead sponsor
Tufts Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 80 Years · Female only
Enrollment
15 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions
Obstetrical Complications From Sedation During Parturition
Interventions
Bupivicaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 50 Years · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Brooklyn, New York
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
Ovarian Cancer, Fibroids, Uterine Cancer
Interventions
Bupivacaine, Liposomal bupivacaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of California, Irvine
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
13 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Orange, California
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
Conditions
Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Interventions
Ropivacaine, Placebo, Transversus Abdominis Plane Block
Drug · Other · Procedure
Lead sponsor
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Jackson, Mississippi
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
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
Terminated Phase 4 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Comparison of TAP, Anterior QL, or ESP Block for Elective Cesarean Section

NCT03695172
Conditions
Pain, Postoperative, Cesarean Section
Interventions
Ropivacaine, TAP block, QL block, ESP block
Drug · Procedure · Biological
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Conditions
Appendicitis
Interventions
Ropivacaine, Bupivacaine
Drug
Lead sponsor
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Other
Eligibility
Not listed
Enrollment
3 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2012 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbus, Ohio
Completed Phase 4 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Exparel Use in Bilateral TAP Blocks for Postoperative Pain Control

NCT03878888
Conditions
Postoperative Pain, Surgery, Anesthesia, Local
Interventions
Exparel 266 MG Per 20 ML Injection
Drug
Lead sponsor
St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
52 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Interventions
Regional Anesthesia, Hydromorphone Patient Controlled Analgelsic, Epidural local anesthetic infusion
Drug · Procedure
Lead sponsor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 40 Years · Female only
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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
Pain, Postoperative, Major Abdominal Surgery
Interventions
TAP block, Epidural analgesia, EXPAREL, Bupivacaine
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
The Cleveland Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
514 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2016 – 2019
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Cleveland, Ohio
Conditions
Malignant Neoplasm of Abdomen, Surgery
Interventions
Exparel 1.33% (20ml Volume), 0.125% bupivicaine with 2 mcg/ml Fentanyl.
Drug
Lead sponsor
Corewell Health West
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
75 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2016
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Conditions
POSTOPERATIVE PAIN
Interventions
Surgical TAP block, Conventional TAP block, 0.5% ropivacaine
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
Maimonides Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 40 Years · Female only
Enrollment
41 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2014 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Brooklyn, New York
Completed Phase 1Phase 2 Interventional Results available

Regional TAP Block for Bariatric Patients

NCT04051684
Conditions
Bariatric Surgery, Transverse Abdominal Plane Regional Blocks
Interventions
Transverse abdominal plane block, Ropivacaine
Procedure · Drug
Lead sponsor
Montefiore Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 100 Years
Enrollment
23 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
The Bronx, New York
Conditions
Opioid Use, Pain, Acute
Interventions
Liposomal bupivacaine (LB), Dexamethasone and methylprednisolone (CG), Control group (Bupivacaine)- (BPG)
Drug
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years · Female only
Enrollment
147 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New Haven, Connecticut