Status:
COMPLETED
Regional TAP Block for Bariatric Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Montefiore Medical Center
Conditions:
Bariatric Surgery
Transverse Abdominal Plane Regional Blocks
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-100 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Addition of transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block to general anesthesia for morbidly obese patients (BMI \>35) undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery for weight loss will significantly reduce opio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The patient must be 18 years of age or older and able to provide his or her own consent.
- The patient is scheduled for bariatric surgery including laparoscopic gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy, and gastric bypass.
- The patient must be surgically and medically accepted for the procedure
- Good functional status, ability to perform activities of daily living
- The patients BMI \> 35, no upper limit
- Signed study specific informed consent prior to enrollment
Exclusion
- Patients with an allergy to local anesthetics
- Patients diagnosed with peripheral neuropathies including diabetes mellitus.
- Patients with BMI \<35
- Patients with significant coronary artery disease
- Patient refusal of block procedure.
- Patients with chronic pain
- Patients on pre-operative maintenance narcotics
- American Society of Anesthesiologist classification system 4 (ASA 4) patients
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
23 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04051684
Start Date
April 1 2013
End Date
May 1 2013
Last Update
December 3 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467