Status:
COMPLETED
Unilateral TAP Block for Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Conditions:
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The study team will be assessing if the unilateral subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block can decrease pain and improve outcomes following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgeries.
Detailed Description
This study will be a double-blinded randomized control trial. Patients will be randomized into one of two groups. Patients in Group 1 will undergo general anesthesia with a post-induction, post-intuba...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults 18-80 years old
- Candidate for general anesthesia
- Undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
- Patients of participating surgeons
Exclusion
- Prior bariatric surgery of any kind
- Previous abdominoplasty
- Allergy or intolerance to one of the study medications
- ASA \> 4
- Chronic opioid use (taking opioids for longer than 3 months or daily oral morphine equivalent of \>5mg/day for one month)
- History of alcohol/drug abuse
- History of hepatic or renal insufficiency
- Patient refusal
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 10 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 25 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
43 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03856788
Start Date
December 10 2018
End Date
March 25 2021
Last Update
October 17 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Mount Sinai Brooklyn
New York, New York, United States, 11217