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Open TAP-block in Pediatric Abdominal Surgery

ConditionPain Management After Surgery
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age1-15
SponsorUppsala University

About this trial

The goal of this trial is to evaluate an open TAP-block vs continuous administration of local anestetic via a wound catheter for postoperative pain management in patients 1-15 years of age undergoing open abdominal surgery.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age 1-15 years

Scheduled for elective or acute open adominal surgical procedure

Disqualifiers

chronic abdominal pain

known allergy to local analgetic

Stage 4 renal failure

psychiatric ailnment

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • TAP-block

    Procedure/Surgery

    Open TAP(transverse abdominal plane)-block placed by the surgeon using open technique at end of surgery before wound closure

  • Wound catheter

    Procedure/Surgery

    A catheter placed subcutainiousley for the continuous administration of local anestethic in the wound for up to 3 days post-op

Treatment groups

88 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: TAP-blockExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Wound infiltrationActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Postoperative opiates

Amount of postoperative opiates administered

Time frame
during the first 24 hours following surgery and total opioids until discarge up to 14 days postoperative

Secondary outcomes

1

Lenght of stay

Duration of hospital stay

Time frame
Days from surgery through study completeion, an average expected time of7 days
2

Pain assessment

Pain assesment using validated instruments, FLACC or FPS-R

Time frame
End of surgery until 24 hours post-op

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Uppsala University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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