NCT05447429

The Effects of Laparoscopic Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block in Sleeve Gastrectomy Procedure.

The Effects of Laparoscopic Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block in Sleeve Gastrectomy Procedure: A Randomized Single Blinded Placebo Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Samsun Education and Research Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Sleeve gastrectomy is the most performed bariatric procedure worldwide. Postoperative pain management is a challenging issue. In this trial, the investigators aimed to explore the effects of laparoscopic guided transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block on postoperative pain management in patient those were performed laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Detailed description

TAP block is a regional anesthesia technique which could be performed easily especially by laparoscopy and are used in various surgical procedures. In that technique, blockade of the plane between internal oblique muscle and transversus abdominis muscle is performed by infiltration of local anesthesics drugs. Therefore , reduction of postoperative pain could be lead to decrease in postoperative complications.

Conditions

• Obesity, Morbid
• Postoperative Pain
• Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Transversus abdominis plane block	TAP block will be performed by a needle which is punctured at the midaxillary line between subcostal margin and iliac crest, once tip of the needle had detected just above the peritoneum the syringe pulled back.
DRUG	Placebo	20 ml saline solution will be injected by a needle which is punctured at the midaxillary line between subcostal margin and iliac crest, once tip of the needle had detected just above the peritoneum the syringe pulled back.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-10-01
• Primary completion: 2022-02-15
• Completion: 2022-02-15
• First posted: 2022-07-07
• Last updated: 2022-07-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)