NCT01418391

the Effect of the Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block on the Minimal Laparotomy : a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Transversus abdominis plane block (TAP block) is a new regional block for abdominal wall.It had been reported the effect of post-operative pain control in minor abdominal surgery, such as inguinal hernia repair and appendectomy. On the other hand, because of the accurate of the pre-operative images, the minimal laparotomy for colon cancer was accomplished. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect, such as analgesic effect, hemodynamic stability, and post-operative morphine consumption, of TAP block in minimal laparotomy.

Detailed description

outcome measures: * Hemodynamic parameters (mean artery pressure, heart rate): recorded at time points of before induction of general anesthesia (baseline), after tracheal intubation immediately, after surgery started 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 min; then recorded them every 10 mins. * Post-operative morphine consumption: recorded morphine consumption at the time intervals of post-operative 0\~6 h, 6\~12 h, 12\~24 h, 24\~36 h, and 36\~48 h ,respectively. The total amount of morphine consumption was also counted.

Conditions

• Colon Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Transversus Abdominis Plane block	TAP BLOCK: dosage form: 0.5% bupivacaine 75mg with 2% xylocaine 300 mg mixed dosage: total 30 ml frequency: single shot duration: 12\~18 hours upon to the regional anesthetics choose

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-06-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2011-08-17
• Last updated: 2011-08-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan