TAPB vs. Caudal for Lower Abdominal Surgery in Children: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
Completed · Phase 4
Conditions studied: Anesthesia, Recovery Period
In brief
Transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) has emerged as a safe and effective regional anesthesia technique for providing postoperative lower abdominal analgesia. Complications associated with TAPB are very rare and pose a lower overall risk to the patient receiving a TAPB versus a caudal block, which is considered the gold standard for pediatric lower abdominal regional anesthesia. Our study hypothesis was that TAPB would be equivalent to caudal block initially in providing postoperative pain control but would show improved pain relief beyond the anticipated caudal duration.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02160821
- Run by
- Nemours Children's Clinic
- People needed
- 45
- Starts
- 2011-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-06-11
Who can join
Age: 1 and older, up to 9. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients aged 1 to 9 years old scheduled for intravesicular ureteral reimplantation surgery
You may not qualify if…
- Coagulation status or anatomic variations precluded safe placement of either TAPB or caudal epidural,
- there was a preexisting chronic pain disorder,
- there was a history of constipation that persisted despite appropriate treatment and that may have impacted postoperative pain assessments,
- additional procedures were planned via a separate incision at the time of the ureteral reimplantation, 5) there was a contraindication to receiving the medications described in the protocol.
Where it is running
- Wolfson Children's Hospital, Baptist Medical Center- Downtown, 800 Prudential Drive — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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