Unilateral TAP Block for Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block

In brief

The study team will be assessing if the unilateral subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block can decrease pain and improve outcomes following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgeries.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03856788

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

43

Starts

2018-12-10

Expected to finish

2021-03-25

Last updated by the study team

2022-10-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults 18-80 years old
• Candidate for general anesthesia
• Undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
• Patients of participating surgeons

You may not qualify if…

• Prior bariatric surgery of any kind
• Previous abdominoplasty
• Allergy or intolerance to one of the study medications
• ASA > 4
• Chronic opioid use (taking opioids for longer than 3 months or daily oral morphine equivalent of >5mg/day for one month)
• History of alcohol/drug abuse
• History of hepatic or renal insufficiency
• Patient refusal

Where it is running

• Mount Sinai Brooklyn — New York, New York, United States

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