Laparoscopic-assisted Versus Ultrasonography-guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Transversus Abdominis Plane

Treatments: Procedure: LAPTAP; Procedure: US-TAP

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06345248

2024-854

Details and patient eligibility

About

The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block, whereby local anesthetic is injected between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis fascia to facilitate blockade of somatic afferents nerves, is an effective, non-narcotic adjunct incorporated into many ERAS protocols. We hypothesized that surgeon delivered LAP-TAPs would be non-inferior to anesthesia-delivered US-TAPs in terms of post-operative pain control

Enrollment: 74 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Elective laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy aging > 18years BMI > 40 kg/m2, ASA score I-III

Exclusion criteria

history of chronic opioid consumption suffering from contraindications to regional blocks suffering from allergy to study drugs, history of prior complex abdominal wall reconstruction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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74 participants in 2 patient groups

US-TAP group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: US-TAP

LAPTAP group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: LAPTAP