Status:
COMPLETED
Post-operative Analgesic Effects of Dexamethasone Added to Bupivacaine in Transversusabdominis Plane (TAP) Block
Lead Sponsor:
Assiut University
Conditions:
Postoperative Analgesia
Eligibility:
MALE
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
To compare the postoperative analgesic effect of two doses of dexamethasone added to bupivacaine in ultrasound-guided TAP block for inguinal hernia repair.
Detailed Description
The transverses abdominis plane block (TAP block) is a regional anesthesia technique that provides analgesia following abdominal surgery . The TAP block significantly reduces pain after open inguinal ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients' age from 18 to 60 years old,
- physical status ASA I-II (by the American Society of Anesthesiologists),
- Elective unilateral open inguinal hernia repair,
- Under spinal anesthesia
Exclusion
- age \< 18 or \> 60,
- American society of anesthesiologist (ASA)class III-IV,
- known allergy to amino amide local anesthetics,
- skin infection and diseases at site of injection.
- coagulation disorders,
- patients with body mass index (BMI) \> 35 kg/m2,
- scrotal hernias,
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 15 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03863977
Start Date
March 15 2019
End Date
January 1 2020
Last Update
April 28 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Assiut university hospitals
Asyut, Assiut Governorate, Egypt, Egypt, 715715