The Analgesic Efficacy of the Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block After Inguinal Hernia Repair With a Mesh.

Papacharalampous Panagiota1 site in 1 country59 target enrollmentJanuary 2014

ConditionsInguinal Hernia Abdominal Wall Muscles Regional Anesthesia Postoperative Pain

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Inguinal Hernia
Sponsor: Papacharalampous Panagiota
Enrollment: 59
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Pain scores at rest and with movement using the numerical rating scale (NRS)
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 8 years ago

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Overview

Brief Summary

This prospective, randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled study is designed to evaluate the postoperative analgesic efficacy of the ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block with ropivacaine 0,75 %, in patients undergoing unilateral inguinal hernia repair with a mesh under general anaesthesia, and how the efficiency of early postoperative analgesia achieved correlates with the risk of developing a chronic pain state, a not uncommon condition after this type of surgery.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2014

End Date

December 2017

Last Updated

8 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Papacharalampous Panagiota

Responsible Party

Sponsor Investigator

Principal Investigator

Papacharalampous Panagiota

Anesthesiologist

Aretaieion University Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•ASA I-III patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair with a mesh
•age between 18 and 75 years old
•ability to read and write greek

Exclusion Criteria

•Inability to consent to the study
•BMI \>40kg/m2
•Skin infection at the puncture site
•Contraindication to mono-amide local anaesthetics, paracetamol, NSAID's (parecoxib)
•Preoperative use of opioids or NSAID's for chronic pain conditions