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Analgesic Efficacy of Surgeon-administered Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks for Caesarean Section.
Led by University of Calgary · Updated on 2025-03-12
80
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
92 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate whether or not adding a Transversus Abdominis Plane Block (TAP block) improves pain control for patients having a cesarean section. A TAP block is a type of nerve block where at the end of the surgery an injection of a long acting local anesthetic is made into the abdominal wall. In studies in patient's having other abdominal surgeries this has reduced the amount of narcotics patients need for pain control. This may also led to patients being more active after surgery and maybe spending less time in hospital.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Analgesic Efficacy of Surgeon-administered Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks for Caesarean Section.
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- ASA status II to III
- Patients undergoing elective cesarean section under regional anesthesia at any gestational age
You will not qualify if you...
- Known allergy to local anesthetics
- Planned general anesthesia
- Contraindication to NSAID use after delivery
- Chronic pain disorder or chronic narcotic use or dependence
- Planned vertical abdominal incision
- Planned cesarean hysterectomy
- Placenta previa or suspected placenta accreta
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 2T9
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Research Team
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Stephen Wood, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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