Exparel Use in Bilateral TAP Blocks for Postoperative Pain Control
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Official title
The Use of Exparel (Liposomal Bupivacaine) for Bilateral TAP (Transversus Abdominis Plane) Blocks in Open Abdomen Surgery for Postoperative Pain Control
Brief summary
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To determine if Exparel (Liposomal Bupivacaine, an FDA approved drug) use in ultrasound guided Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) blocks may reduce opioid requirement use postoperatively, reduce pain scores postoperatively, reduce incidence of nausea in the postop period, and decrease length of hospital stay
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03878888
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 52 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- 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
- Jan 15, 2019 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Jul 1, 2019 (Actual)
- Completion
- Jul 1, 2019 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Dec 17, 2020
2019
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Luke's University Hospital Health Network | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | 18015 | — |
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- Last update posted Dec 17, 2020 · Synced Oct 19, 2026
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