Effect of TAP Block on Ventilatory Function Following Abdominal Surgery (KTAP)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01719796 |
Recruitment Status
: Unknown
Verified October 2012 by Mathieu RAUX, Pierre and Marie Curie University.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted
: November 1, 2012
Last Update Posted
: November 1, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Laparotomy | Procedure: Regional analgesia infusion | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Assessment of the Ventilatory Effects of Transverse Abdominal Plan Regional Analgesia Following Abdominal Surgery. |
Study Start Date : | October 2012 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2014 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2014 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Bilateral TAP catheter
Ultrasonography guided bilateral TAP catheter insertion.
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Procedure: Regional analgesia infusion |
No Intervention: No TAP catheter |
- vital capacity [ Time Frame: 72h ]
- maximum forced expiratory flow [ Time Frame: 72h ]
- analgesic consumption [ Time Frame: 72h ]
- pain [ Time Frame: 72h ]resting pain, assessed using VAS
- diaphragmatic course [ Time Frame: 72h ]using ultrasonography

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- laparotomy
Exclusion Criteria:
- below 18, pregnancy, prisoners

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01719796
Contact: Mathieu RAUX, MD, PhD | +33142177379 | mathieu.raux@psl.aphp.fr | |
Contact: Philippe CUVILLON, MD, PhD | +33675303395 | philippe.cuvillon@chu-nimes.fr |
France | |
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes | Recruiting |
Nîmes, France | |
Contact: Philippe CUVILLON, MD, PhD +33675303395 philippe.cuvillon@chu-nimes.fr | |
Principal Investigator: Philippe CUVILLON, MD, PhD | |
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Etienne | Recruiting |
Saint-Etienne, France | |
Contact: Serge MOLLIEX, MD, PhD +33477120922 serge.molliex@chu-st-etienne.fr | |
Principal Investigator: Serge MOLLIEX, MD, PhD |
Study Director: | Mathieu RAUX, MD, PhD | Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France |
Responsible Party: | Mathieu RAUX, Associate Professor, Pierre and Marie Curie University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01719796 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
KTAP |
First Posted: | November 1, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 1, 2012 |
Last Verified: | October 2012 |