Pain Control in Bariatric Patients: EXPAREL(R) vs. the On-Q(R) Pain Ball
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Official title
Pain Control in Bariatric Patients: A Prospective Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of EXPAREL(R) Versus the On-Q(R) Pain Ball
Brief summary
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This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of two local pain control methods in bariatric patients by assessing the amount of postoperative pain and amount of postoperative pain medications needed. This information was used to determine which local anesthetic provided the best pain control.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02142829
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 101 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 80 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2012
- Primary completion
- Feb 28, 2013
- Completion
- Feb 28, 2013
- Last update posted
- May 21, 2014
2012 – 2013
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas | San Antonio | Texas | 78240 | — |
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- Last update posted May 21, 2014 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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