Medial Versus Traditional Approach to US-guided TAP Blocks for Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
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Official title
Effect of Medial vs Traditional Approach to US-guided Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks on Analgesia After Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
Brief summary
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Pain relief after open inguinal hernia repair could be improved by administration of TAP block or ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block. It is unclear which one works better. The investigators hypothesize that doing TAP block closer to the middle of the abdomen would result in improved pain relief due to simultaneous block of ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerves.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01589796
- Recruitment status
- Not listed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 100 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
- Abdominal Muscles/Ultrasonography
- Adult
- Ambulatory Surgical Procedures
- Anesthetics, Local/Administration & Dosage
- Ropivacaine/Administration & Dosage
- Ropivacaine/Analogs & Derivatives
- Hernia, Inguinal/Surgery
- Humans
- Nerve Block/Methods
- Pain Measurement/Methods
- Pain, Postoperative/Prevention & Control
- Ultrasonography, Interventional
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 75 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 31, 2012
- Primary completion
- Jan 31, 2013
- Completion
- Not listed
- Last update posted
- May 1, 2012
Started 2012
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tully Health Center | Stamford | Connecticut | 06902 | Recruiting |
| Stamford Hospital | Stamford | Connecticut | 06904 | Recruiting |
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- Last update posted May 1, 2012 · Synced Sep 3, 2026
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