Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks for Infants and Children for Postoperative Pain Control

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Postoperative Pain

In brief

After undergoing hernia surgery, hydrocelectomy or lower abdominal surgery, a child may experience some amount of pain in the post-operative period. As part of the anesthesia technique, the investigators routinely provide a nerve block done on the abdominal wall that will provide pain relief for at least 10 hours postoperatively. This is referred to as a TAP block. The purpose of this study is to determine if the nerve block performed with local anesthetic solution using a regular concentration solution vs. a diluted solution may offer different durations of pain relief.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01559740

Run by

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

People needed

36

Starts

2010-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-21

Who can join

Age: any, up to 8. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children under 8 years of age presenting for hernia repair, hydrocelectomy or lower abdominal surgery
• Estimated operative time approximately 3 hours
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification ASA I or II
• Parental consent to be included in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Any contraindications to local anesthesia but not limited to
• Local infection of the abdominal wall.
• Allergy to amide local anesthetics
• History of significant cardiac disease or uncontrolled seizures.
• Allergy to rescue analgesia including acetaminophen and or hydromorphone.
• Neonates under 28 days.
• Inability for the family to complete the postoperative questionnaire

Where it is running

• Children's Memorial Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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