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Exparel Use in Bilateral TAP Blocks for Postoperative Pain Control

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03878888

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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

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 14, 2019
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2019
Completion
Jun 30, 2019
Last update posted
Dec 16, 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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