Comparison of a Bilateral TAP Block and Preperitoneal Instillation of Local Anesthetic for a Total Extraperitoneal (TEP) Repair
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Official title
Comparison of an Ultrasound Guided Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block With Dexamethasone and Preperitoneal Instillation of Local Anesthetic With Dexamethasone to a Standard Anesthetic Technique for Analgesic Efficacy and Patient Satisfaction Following a Total Extraperitoneal Bilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Prospective Randomized Single Blinded Study
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02036983
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Lead sponsor
- Indiana University
- Other
- Enrollment
- 75 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Instillation of surgical site with local anesthetic. Procedure
- Opioid IV medications (Control) Procedure
- Transversus abdominis plane block (TAP BLOCK) Procedure
Procedure
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 80 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2013
- Primary completion
- Jul 31, 2015
- Completion
- Jul 31, 2015
- Last update posted
- Jun 5, 2018
2013 – 2015
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46202 | — |
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- Last update posted Jun 5, 2018 · Synced May 20, 2026
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