Status:
COMPLETED
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Children Undergoing Open Pyeloplasty Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
The Hospital for Sick Children
Conditions:
Anesthesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-6 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block in reducing postoperative opioid requirements and pain after open pyeloplasty surgery in children.
Detailed Description
Primary open pyeloplasty is a common elective surgical procedure at The Hospital for Sick Children. All children are given fentanyl plus local anesthetic wound infiltration for intraoperative analgesi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification score 1-3
- age 1 month to 6 years inclusive
Exclusion
- children undergoing an additional surgical procedure at an anatomical location not covered by a unilateral TAP block during the same anesthetic
- children in whom a TAP block is contraindicated, i.e. surgical scar or distorted anatomy at the site of injection
- postoperative admission to the intensive care unit
- children with a known allergy to bupivacaine
- children with a history of chronic abdominal pain requiring opioid analgesics
- children with known renal insufficiency
- children with known impaired hepatic function
- children with known impaired cardiac function
- children known hypersensitivity to sodium metabisulfite
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01243593
Start Date
November 1 2010
End Date
November 1 2014
Last Update
February 4 2021
Active Locations (1)
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8