NCT01052285

The Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block After Groin Hernia Repair

The Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Placebo Versus Local Infiltration in Patients Undergoing Groin Hernia Repair in Day Case Surgery.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Transversus abdominis plane block is superior to placebo or superior to local infiltration in analgesic efficacy after groin hernia repair.

Conditions

• Hernia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Transversus abdominis plane block	UL-guided TAP block with 25 ml of ropivacaine 0,75% unilateral, single dose, ilioinguinal block with 10 ml of saline and local infiltration with 40 ml of saline
PROCEDURE	Saline	UL-guided Tap block with 25 ml of saline single dose Ilioinguinal block with 10 ml of saline and local infiltration with saline 40 ml single dose
PROCEDURE	Local infiltration	Ilioinguinal block with 10 ml of ropivacaine 0,375% single dose, local infiltration with 40 ml of ropivacaine 0,375% single dose, UL-guided Tap block with 25 ml of saline single dose

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-06-01
• Primary completion: 2011-11-01
• Completion: 2011-11-01
• First posted: 2010-01-20
• Last updated: 2011-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark