Status:
WITHDRAWN
Pain Relief Study of Ultrasound Guided Transverse Abdominis Plane(TAP)Block
Lead Sponsor:
Ochsner Health System
Conditions:
Cesarean Section
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if injecting a local anesthetic, or numbing medication, above each hip will decrease the amount of narcotic pain medicine that is typically required by a pati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18 years or over
- ASA class 1 , 2 or 3
- BMI greater than 30 kg/m2 (as recorded at the patient's last clinic appointment or as measured on the day of delivery)
- Scheduled for cesarean section via Pfannenstiel incision (with or without a tubal ligation)
- 150 cm or taller
- Informed consent obtained
Exclusion
- ASA class 4
- Age under 18
- Relevant drug allergy
- Contraindication to spinal anesthesia
- Height \< 150 cm
- Patient receiving medical therapies considered to result in a tolerance to opioids
- Any other major surgical procedure performed other than cesarean delivery with or without tubal ligation
- Patient with relevant contraindications to ketorolac, such as history of gastrointestinal bleeding or impaired renal function
- Patient refusal
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01217580
Start Date
October 1 2010
End Date
October 1 2011
Last Update
April 12 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121