ssTAP vs TAP Catheters in TAH

Stopped early · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Postoperative Pain

In brief

Prospective, randomized study comparing local wound infiltration with local anesthetic (LA) versus single injection TAP blocks (ssTAP) with LA versus continuous TAP block (TAP caths) catheters with LA for treatment of postoperative pain after total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02525900

Run by

University of Arkansas

People needed

15

Starts

2016-09-12

Expected to finish

2018-06-05

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Scheduled to undergo total abdominal hysterectomy
• Age ≥ 18 years.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status ≤ 3

You may not qualify if…

• Known coagulopathy
• Known allergy to Bupivacaine or morphine
• Contraindication to Tylenol usage
• Medical conditions contraindicated to bupivacaine use
• Daily narcotic usage for ≥ 2 weeks of 20mg of oxycodone daily or an equivalent.

Where it is running

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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