TAP Block Study - A Prospective, Double-blind Randomised Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks Using Ropivacaine in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Post-operative pain; Anaesthesiology - Pain management; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000727943
• Lead Sponsor: John Hunter Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-07-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

All patients undergoing elective laparoscopic abdominal surgery by the three participating surgeons

Exclusion Criteria

-Refuse or are unable to give written informed consent to participate in the study, or
-receive an epidural anaesthetic or other loco-regional anaesthesia, or
-are under 18 years of age, or
-have severe renal impairment
-receive an operation that involved incisions outside the abdominal wall (such as abdomino-perineal resections) or
-have a known allergy or adverse drug reaction to local anaesthetic agents or morphine or fentanyl, or
have a history of arrhythmia or long QT syndrome associated with the drugs used in this trial

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified