Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Quadratus Lumborum Versus Placebo in Open Ventral Hernia Repair
Lead Sponsor:
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Conditions:
Hernia, Ventral
Pain Management
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether using a QL block is better than placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug) in lowering the amount of opioids you need for pain relief in t...
Detailed Description
Quadratus Lumborum (QL) blocks have provided analgesia for abdominal surgery. These blocks involve ultrasound-guided local anesthetic injection deep into the anterior fascia of the quadratus lumborum ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \>18 years of age
- Able to read and understand study procedures
- Willing to participate and sign an informed consent form
- Open approaches to ventral hernia repair
- Clean (CDC Class I), clean-contaminated (CDC Class II)
- Elective surgery
- Mesh placed in the retromuscular position
Exclusion
- Dirty-Infected cases (CDC Class IV): Old traumatic wounds with retained devitalized tissue and those that involve existing clinical infection or perforated viscera
- Patient has a contraindication to receiving the drug and/or procedure: allergy/sensitivity to the drug, coagulopathy, abdominal wall infection at the drug administration site, systemic infection, anatomical distortion, neuropathy
- Emergent procedure
- Mesh not placed
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 28 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06953635
Start Date
June 1 2025
End Date
February 28 2026
Last Update
May 1 2025
Active Locations (1)
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The University of Tennessee Medical Center
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37920