NCT07064200

TAP Block Timing Study

Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Blocks in Bariatric and General Surgery: Does Timing Matter?

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study investigates whether administering TAP blocks pre-incision provides superior postoperative pain control and reduces opioid use along with other medications compared to post-incision administration in patients undergoing elective abdominal surgeries.

Conditions

• Bariatric or General Abdominal Surgeries
• Bariatric Surgery Patients

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	TAP Block	the TAP block is a regional anesthesia technique that targets the somatic nerves supplying the anterior abdominal wall.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-14
• Primary completion: 2026-12-01
• Completion: 2027-07-01
• First posted: 2025-07-14
• Last updated: 2026-01-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States