NCT03775018

TAP Blockade for Pain Control in One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass

Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blockade as Multimodal Analgesia for Pain Control in One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB)

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 140 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hospital General Universitario Elche · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients will be randomized into 2 groups: * TAP: Patients undergoing TAP blockade, associated with intravenous Acetaminophen analgesia * IV: Patients receiving only intravenous Acetaminophen analgesia Postoperative pain 24 hours after surgery will be evaluated.

Detailed description

Patients will be randomized into 2 groups: * TAP: Patients undergoing TAP blockade, associated with intravenous Acetaminophen analgesia (1g/6h) * IV: Patients receiving only intravenous Acetaminophen analgesia (1g/6h) Postoperative pain 24 hours after surgery will be evaluated, by a Visual Analogic Scale (VAS), ranging from 0 to 100mm.

Conditions

• Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Transversus abdominis plane blockade	Patients will undergo Transversus abdominis plane blockade with Bupivacaine 0.25% 30ml, applied in the plane between the internal oblique muscle and the trasnversus abdominis. The injection will be performed laterally to the port-sites, bilaterally at the same levels.
DRUG	Intravenous analgesia	Acetaminophen 1g/6h iv will be administered

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-12-13
• Primary completion: 2019-04-30
• Completion: 2019-04-30
• First posted: 2018-12-13
• Last updated: 2018-12-13