Status:
UNKNOWN
Comparison of TAP (Transversus Abdominis Plane) and Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Nerve Block for Analgesia of Open Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
Lead Sponsor:
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Conditions:
Pain
Eligibility:
MALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
TAP was recommended by PROSPECT for further investigation as an appropriate analgesic method after open herniorrhaphy. Ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block is one of the oldest methods of analgesi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergoing elective primary unilateral open tension-free mesh inguinal hernia repair
Exclusion
- Inability to consent to the study
- BMI more than 40
- Skin infection near injection site
- Chronic hepatic or renal failure
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Proven opioid dependency
- Coagulopathy
- Thrombocytopenia
- Dementia
- Lack of orientation
- Impossibility to understand VAS
- Patients suffering from chronic pain
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01429480
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
August 1 2013
Last Update
September 7 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Hadera, Israel, 38100