TerminatedPhase 3

ssTAP vs TAP Catheters in TAH

Stopped: slow enrollment, and unusable data

United States15 participantsStarted 2016-09-12

Plain-language summary

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).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Scheduled to undergo total abdominal hysterectomy * Age ≥ 18 years. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status ≤ 3 Exclusion Criteria: * 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.

What they're measuring

Total morphine consumption postoperatively for pain management as measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scale.

Timeframe: Up to 48 hours post treatment

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02525900

SponsorUniversity of Arkansas

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-06-05

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