NCT01418144

Effect of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block After Laparoscopic Colon Surgery

Effect of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block as Postoperative Pain Management After Laparoscopic Colon Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block as a part of a multimodal postoperative pain management after laparoscopic surgery on colon.

Conditions

• Laparoscopic Colon Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block	Bilateral UL-guided TAP block with 20 ml of ropivacaine 0,5%
PROCEDURE	Placebo TAP block	Bilateral placement of 20 ml of saline 0,9% in the transversus abdominis plane

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-08-01
• Primary completion: 2013-02-01
• Completion: 2013-07-01
• First posted: 2011-08-16
• Last updated: 2013-08-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark