NCT03493828

Efficacy of TAP Block in Cesarean Section Patients

A Randomized Double Blinded Controlled Trial on the Efficacy of TAP Block in Cesarean Section Patients When Compared to Placebo

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

TAP Block done with 2 different concentrations of bupivacaine and placebo

Detailed description

TAP Block was done using 2 different concentrations of bupivacaine (0.5% and 0.25%) and placebo and the post operative sedation was measured in each arm and compared together.

Conditions

• Pain Control

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	TAP block using Bupivacaine 0.5%	Following completion of the Cesarean delivery, the abdomen was aseptically prepped with ChloraPrep®. A Sonosite ultrasound machine (S-nerve) with a 14-8 MHz linear probe was used to visualize the lateral abdominal wall muscles and transversus abdominis plane. A 2 or 4 inch stimuplex (Braun) needle was advanced under ultrasound guidance to the transversus abdominis plane. After negative aspiration, 15 ml of Bupivacaine 0.5% was incrementally injected on each side. The spread of solution within the transversus abdominis plane was visualized with the ultrasound.
PROCEDURE	TAP block using Bupivacaine 0.25%	Following completion of the Cesarean delivery, the abdomen was aseptically prepped with ChloraPrep®. A Sonosite ultrasound machine (S-nerve) with a 14-8 MHz linear probe was used to visualize the lateral abdominal wall muscles and transversus abdominis plane. A 2 or 4 inch stimuplex (Braun) needle was advanced under ultrasound guidance to the transversus abdominis plane. After negative aspiration, 15 ml of Bupivacaine 0.25% was incrementally injected on each side. The spread of solution within the transversus abdominis plane was visualized with the ultrasound.
PROCEDURE	TAP block using Normal Saline	Following completion of the Cesarean delivery, the abdomen was aseptically prepped with ChloraPrep®. A Sonosite ultrasound machine (S-nerve) with a 14-8 MHz linear probe was used to visualize the lateral abdominal wall muscles and transversus abdominis plane. A 2 or 4 inch stimuplex (Braun) needle was advanced under ultrasound guidance to the transversus abdominis plane. After negative aspiration, 15 ml of normal saline was incrementally injected on each side. The spread of solution within the transversus abdominis plane was visualized with the ultrasound.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-06-01
• Primary completion: 2013-10-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2018-04-11
• Last updated: 2018-11-13
• Results posted: 2018-11-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States