Abdominal Wall Block Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Umbilical Hernia, Obesity

In brief

Compare the ability of the transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) and rectus sheath block (RSB) to provide surgical anesthesia for overweight and obese patients undergoing umbilical hernia surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03074240

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

15

Starts

2017-08-07

Expected to finish

2021-07-12

Last updated by the study team

2024-05-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients ≥ 18 years of age undergoing umbilical hernia repair
• Overweight and obese individuals (defined as a body mass index of ≥ 25 and 30 kg/m2, respectively)
• Ability to understand and provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Patient refusal or inability to provide informed consent
• True allergy, not sensitivity, local anesthetics
• True allergy, not sensitivity, Propofol
• True allergy, not sensitivity, general anesthetic agents
• Pregnancy
• Severe hepatic impairment
• Evidence of infection at or near the proposed needle insertion site
• Any sensorimotor deficit, whether acute or chronic, as determined by the PI
• Chronic use of opioid medication

Where it is running

• Malcom Randall VA Medical Center — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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