Open TAP-block in Pediatric Abdominal Surgery

Uppsala University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pain Management After Surgery

Treatments: Procedure: TAP-block; Procedure: Wound catheter

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07352683

NOR001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this trial is to evaluate an open TAP-block vs continuous administration of local anestetic via a wound catheter for postoperative pain management in patients 1-15 years of age undergoing open abdominal surgery.

Enrollment: 88 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 1-15 years
• Scheduled for elective or acute open adominal surgical procedure

Exclusion criteria

• chronic abdominal pain
• known allergy to local analgetic
• Stage 4 renal failure
• psychiatric ailnment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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88 participants in 2 patient groups

TAP-block

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects in the TAP-block arm will recieve an open TAP-block at the end of the procedure vbefore wound closure

Treatment:

Procedure: TAP-block

Wound infiltration

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects in the wound infiltration group will recieve contionious administration of local anastethic via a wound catheter placed subcutaneousley during wound closure.

Treatment:

Procedure: Wound catheter