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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610000094077
ACTRN12610000094077
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A randomised, double blind, pilot study to evaluate the distribution and duration of the sensory block after a standard and refined ultrasound guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block.

Dr Phillip Cowlishaw0 sites20 target enrollmentJanuary 27, 2010

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Dr Phillip Cowlishaw
Enrollment
20
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
January 27, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Dr Phillip Cowlishaw

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • All participants undergoing lower abdominal surgery through a midline incision at the Mater Hospital who are scheduled to receive a TAP block

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pre\-existing sensory loss/changes on their abdomen
  • Participants who have received central neuraxial anaesthesia
  • Contraindication to TAP block (Participants with a body mass index (BMI) \>38, local sepsis, coagulation abnormalities – platelets \< 80, international normalised ratio (INR)\>1\.5, activated thromboplastin time (APTT)\>1\.5, local anaesthetic allergy, abnormal anatomy)
  • Children and /or young people (age \<18\)
  • People with an intellectual or mental impairment
  • People whose primary language is other than English
  • Planned surgical infiltration of local anaesthetic or other regional anaesthetic technique

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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