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Comparison of Epidural and TAP Block in Abdominal Surgery

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01848951

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Official title

Comparison of Epidural Analgesia With Bilateral Dual TAP Infiltration Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine in Patients With Major Abdominal Surgery

Brief summary

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This study will compare the infiltrative transversusabdominis plane (TAP) block with liposomal bupivacaine to epidural analgesia (EA) in major abdominal surgery . The efficacy of the TAP block for abdominal surgery is well documented in literature, but there are no studies utilizing long-acting bupivacaine. The investigators believe the study will demonstrate no difference between the two in terms of pain scores and opioid consumption, but TAP blocks will decreased costs, urinary retention, and hypotension.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01848951
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
University of Nebraska
Other
Enrollment
72 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
19 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jan 31, 2014
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2016
Completion
Nov 30, 2016
Last update posted
Nov 27, 2023

2014 – 2016

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha Nebraska 68198

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