Comparison of Exparel to Bupivacaine With Dexamethasone in TAP Block
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Official title
Comparison Between Bupivacaine Extended-Release Liposome Injection (Exparel) Versus Bupivacaine With Dexamethasone in Transversus Abdominis Plane Block: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and duration of bupivacaine extended-release liposome injection (Exparel) versus bupivacaine with dexamethasone in transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for patients undergoing abdominal surgery at Emory University Hospital and Emory University Hospital Midtown. The investigators hypothesize that Exparel will provide greater postoperative pain relief than bupivacaine with dexamethasone. The investigators plan to enroll up to 50 male and female subjects meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria who will be randomized to receive either Exparel (Group 1) or bupivacaine with epinephrine and dexamethasone (Group 2) in the TAP block to achieve at least 22 subjects in each group
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02179892
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 9 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Bupivacaine Extended-Release Liposome Injection (Exparel) Drug
- Bupivacaine and Dexamethasone Injection Drug
- IV Acetaminophen Drug
- Oral Acetaminophen Drug
Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- 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
- Jun 30, 2014
- Primary completion
- Jun 5, 2015
- Completion
- Jun 5, 2015
- Last update posted
- Aug 10, 2017
2014 – 2015
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | Atlanta | Georgia | 30308 | — |
| Emory University Hospital | Atlanta | Georgia | 30322 | — |
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