NCT03863977

Post-operative Analgesic Effects of Dexamethasone Added to Bupivacaine in Transversusabdominis Plane (TAP) Block

Comparison of Post-operative Analgesic Effects of Two Doses of Dexamethasone Added to Bupivacaine in Ultrasound-guided Transversusabdominis Plane (TAP) Block for Inguinal Hernia Repair

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Assiut University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To compare the postoperative analgesic effect of two doses of dexamethasone added to bupivacaine in ultrasound-guided TAP block for inguinal hernia repair.

Detailed description

The transverses abdominis plane block (TAP block) is a regional anesthesia technique that provides analgesia following abdominal surgery . The TAP block significantly reduces pain after open inguinal hernia repair, regardless of whether it is used as a primary anesthesia technique or as a complement to general anesthesia, spinal or local anesthesia . The investigators designed this study to compare the postoperative analgesic effect of two doses of dexamethasone( 4 mg and 8 mg ) added to bupivacaine in ultrasound-guided TAP block for inguinal hernia repair.

Conditions

• Postoperative Analgesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Dexamethasone	After the surgery, dexamethasone added to 1mg/kg of 0.5% bupivacaine in the TAP block.
DRUG	Bupivacaine	After the surgery,1mg/kg of 0.5% bupivacaine in the TAP block.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-03-15
• Primary completion: 2019-12-01
• Completion: 2020-01-01
• First posted: 2019-03-05
• Last updated: 2020-04-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt