Evaluation of Addition of Dexamethasone to Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Peripheral Nerve Block
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Prostate CA
In brief
Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks are increasingly being performed after abdominal surgery to provide post operative analgesia. Dexamethasone has demonstrated an ability to prolong the effective duration of analgesia in several different peripheral nerve blocks. The study will examine, in a blinded, prospective and randomized fashion, whether the addition of dexamethasone to TAP blocks similarly prolongs blockade and pain relief. The study will compare local anesthetic with and without the addition of dexamethasone in the TAP block.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01303003
- Run by
- Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.
- People needed
- 24
- Starts
- 2010-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2012-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-09-21
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Male patients, between ages 18-85 years old, undergoing Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy by a single surgeon at a single hospital.
- Subjects are physically and mentally able to participate in the study.
- Subjects are able to give fully informed consent to participating in this study after demonstrating good understanding of the risks and benefits of the proposed components of the TAP block.
You may not qualify if…
- Demonstrated hypersensitivity or allergy to local anesthetics or dexamethasone.
- Any subject whose anatomy, or surgical procedure, in the opinion of the investigator, might preclude the potential successful performance of a TAP block.
- Any subject, who in the opinion of the investigator, might be harmed or be a poor candidate for participation in the study.
Where it is running
- St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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