Transversus Abdominis Plane Block After Robot-assisted Laparocopic Hysterectomy (TAP-block)

Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 4

Conditions: Hysterectomy

Treatments: Procedure: TAP block; Procedure: Placebo TAP block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01504386

SM1-HT-2011

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block as a part of a multimodal postoperative pain management after robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterecomy.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18-80
• BMI 17-40
• Written consent
• Can cooperate

Exclusion criteria

• Drug and alcohol abuse
• Consumption of opioids
• Drug allergy
• Infection at insertion point of needle

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

TAP block

Experimental group

Description:

TAP block with ropivacaine

Treatment:

Procedure: TAP block

Placebo TAP block

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Sham block with saline

Treatment:

Procedure: Placebo TAP block