Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Chronic Postsurgical Orchalgia

Assiut University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Post-surgical Pain

Treatments: Procedure: TAP block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03525938

SECI-IRB-IORG0006563-533

Details and patient eligibility

About

the study will evaluate the effect of transversus abdominis plane block (TAP) on chronic post-groin surgeries orchalgia (chronic testicular pain)

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The inclusion criteria were patients with chronic scrotal pain (orchialgia) that fulfilled the following criteria:

  1. pain intensity ≥ 5 on the visual analog scale (VAS),
  2. pain that lasted for more than 3 months after groin surgeries,
  3. failed conservative treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Exclusion criteria

• The exclusion criteria were:

  1. patients with other causes of scrotal pain, e.g., epididymitis, orchitis, and hydrocele,
  2. patients complaining of groin infection and coagulopathy,
  3. patients suffering from hypertension, ischemic heart disease, or psychiatric disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

TAP group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: TAP block

SHAM group

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: TAP block