NCT01217580

Pain Relief Study of Ultrasound Guided Transverse Abdominis Plane(TAP)Block

Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block After Cesarean Delivery in Patients With a BMI > 30

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ochsner Health System · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if injecting a local anesthetic, or numbing medication, above each hip will decrease the amount of narcotic pain medicine that is typically required by a patient after a cesarean delivery. Ultrasound pictures will be used to guide placement of this injection. Either ropivicaine (a type of numbing medication called a local anesthetic) or a placebo (saline) will be injected. For 24 hours, you will be given a button to press when you have pain. When the button is pressed, you will be given a small amount of pain medication called hydromorphone through your IV. You will also be given a pain medication called ketorolac through your IV every 8 hours for 24 hours after surgery.

Conditions

• Cesarean Section

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	0.5% ropivacaine	20ml each side of the hip of 0.5% ropivacaine into the transverse abdominis plane after patient is brought to the recovery area after elective cesarean delivery
DRUG	0.9% sodium chloride	20ml each side of the hip of 0.9% sodium chloride into the transverse abdominis plane after patient is brought to the recovery area after elective cesarean delivery

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-10-01
• Completion: 2011-10-01
• First posted: 2010-10-08
• Last updated: 2023-04-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States