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NCT Number: NCT02914028

TAP Block and Subacute Pain in Inguinal Herniography

Inguinal hernia repair with mesh has a high incidence of postoperative chronic pain. Transversus abdominis plane block is a current intervention to support postoperative analgesia, however it is recently in research area how to be applied in different surgical areas to be more effective than intravenous opioids. Subcostal transversus abdominis plane block is not advised but has not been studied to be effective for postoperative analgesia in inguinal herniography patients.

This study aims to research the effect of subcostal transversus abdominis plane block in subacute postoperative pain after inguinal hernia repair

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Key information

Conditions

Postoperative Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pain, Postoperative Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Postoperative Complications Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Patients were divided into two groups, one is control and the second is subcostal transversus abdominis plane block (STAP) group. After standard general anesthesia application, control group ( Group I) had 1 gram of paracetamol and 100 mg of contramal just after starting surgical closure. Group II (STAP) had 1 gram of paracetamol and 100 mg of contramal, after surgical closure transversus abdominis plane block in subcostal area was applied to the patient.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • ASA I-III
  • who were to undergo elective unilateral inguinal herniography with "mesh" under general anesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

  • patients who have allergy to local anesthetics

Treatment and study plan

transversus abdominis plane block

Procedure

A peripheric block needle is inserted entering the facia between musculus rectus abdominis and musculus transversus abdominis with ultrasonography and local anesthetics are injected in the facia.

Other names: stimuplex A

Tramadol and paracetamol

Drug

Tramadol 100 mg and paracetamol 1000 mg are applied to the patients at the end of the surgery

Other names: contramal, parol infusion solution

Primary outcomes

  1. verbal numeric scale

    Time frame: 1 month after the operation

    patients were questioned for pain graduation to give a point from 0 to 10 according to the intensity of the pain. 0 equals to no pain, 10 equals to the strongest pain

Secondary outcomes

  1. verbal numeric scale

    Time frame: 15 minutes, 1-6-12-24 hours and 15 days after operation

    according to the intensity of the pain. 0 equals to no pain, 10 equals to the strongest pain

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul University

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Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of the Effects of Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Subacute Pain Development Following Inguinal Herniography: a Randomized Clinical Study

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Sep 26, 2016
Registry last updated
Feb 27, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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