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

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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Hadera, Israel, 38100

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