Medial Versus Traditional Approach to US-guided TAP Blocks for Open Inguinal Hernia Repair

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Abdominal Muscles/Ultrasonography, Adult, Ambulatory Surgical Procedures, Anesthetics, Local/Administration & Dosage, Ropivacaine/Administration & Dosage, Ropivacaine/Analogs & Derivatives, Hernia, Inguinal/Surgery, Humans, Nerve Block/Methods, Pain Measurement/Methods, Pain, Postoperative/Prevention & Control, Ultrasonography, Interventional

In brief

Pain relief after open inguinal hernia repair could be improved by administration of TAP block or ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block. It is unclear which one works better. The investigators hypothesize that doing TAP block closer to the middle of the abdomen would result in improved pain relief due to simultaneous block of ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerves.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT01589796
Run by: Stamford Anesthesiology Services, PC
People needed: 100
Starts: 2012-04-01
Last updated by the study team: 2012-05-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Patients age 18 - 75 years of age undergoing open inguinal hernia repair.
Ability to read and write English

You may not qualify if…

Patients undergoing other concomitant procedure
Patients with history of diabetes or chronic steroid use
Patients with chronic or recent (within 1 week prior to procedure) opioid use.
Patients without the mental capacity to consent for the procedure/study.
Patients requiring a translator in order to sign the consent for the procedure/study.
Patients with a history of allergic reactions to local anesthetics

Where it is running

Tully Health Center — Stamford, Connecticut, United States (enrolling)
Stamford Hospital — Stamford, Connecticut, United States (enrolling)

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