Transversus Abdominis Plane Block For Renal Transplant Recipients

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Status: Completed

Conditions: Disorder Related to Renal Transplantation; Pain

Treatments: Procedure: TAP block with placebo; Procedure: TAP block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00905957

3818

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a local anaesthetic injection in the plane between the abdominal muscles in reducing the amount of pain relief required after surgery.

Full description

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of transversus abdominis plane block in reducing the morphine requirements after renal transplantation.

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• renal transplant recipients
• 18 to 75 years

Exclusion criteria

• allergy to local anaesthetics
• chronic pain
• refusal

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive a TAP block using a local anaesthetic agent after induction of anaesthesia

Treatment:

Procedure: TAP block

Control Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive a TAP block using a placebo after induction of anaesthesia

Treatment:

Procedure: TAP block with placebo