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Study of Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block in Children Undergoing Hydrocelectomy and/or Hernia Repair Surgery (TAP)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01698268
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 2, 2012
Results First Posted : June 19, 2017
Last Update Posted : August 24, 2017
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Kaveh Aslani, MD, William Beaumont Hospitals

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Study measures the difference in pain after hernia &/or hydrocele repair based on site of local anesthesia injection.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Hydrocele Inguinal Hernia Procedure: TAP block Procedure: Local Infiltration Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
This single-center, prospective, single blind, randomized study will enroll up to 50 subjects who are scheduled for elective hydrocelectomy and/or hernia repair. At Beaumont Health System, post-operative pain management in children is managed either via oral/parenteral opiates and opiate adjuncts, surgeon-administered field blocks (instillation of local anesthetics in the general area of incision), or via regional techniques (spinal, epidural, or peripheral nerve blocks). We have designed this study to determine if there is improved qualitative and quantitative post-operative pain control in patients receiving TAP block versus intraoperative peri-incisional, surgeon administered field block. Once informed consent has been given, each patient will be randomized (like flip of the coin) to either Transverse Abdominis Plane Block (TAP Block)or surgeon administered anesthesia.
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 50 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: The Efficacy of Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block in Children Undergoing Hydrocelectomy and/or Hernia Repair
Study Start Date : February 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date : November 2014
Actual Study Completion Date : November 2014

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MedlinePlus related topics: Hernia

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: TAP Group
Enrolled subjects will receive a TAP block with 0.5cc/kg of 0.25% ropivacaine.
 Procedure: TAP block
TAP Block will be performed under ultrasound guidance via Sonosite device with an in-plane technique by the anesthesiologist.
Active Comparator: Local Infiltration Group
Enrolled subjects will receive will receive local infiltration of 0.5 cc/kg of 0.25% ropivacaine.
 Procedure: Local Infiltration
Local infiltration of 0.5 cc/kg of 0.25% ropivacaine will be administered by the surgeon.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. FLACC: Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability Pain Assessment Scale (FLACC) [ Time Frame: Admission into PACU ]
    FLACC: Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability Pain Assessment Scale (FLACC), a five-item, three point scale that measures pain behavior on a scale of 0 - 2 which are summed to result in a total score of 0 - 10. Clinical judgment is used to interpret pain. The higher the score on the FLACC correlates with a higher pain score (0= no behaviors indicative of pain and 10= five behaviors indicative of significant pain). This scale was evaluated by blinded post-operative anesthesia care unit (PACU) Registered Nurses (RNs) at admission to PACU.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   2 Years to 8 Years   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children 2-8 years of age
  • Elective inguinal hernia repair, inguinal hernia repair with peritoneoscopy and/or hydrocelectomy to be performed in the Center for Children's Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification 1 and 2 (patients that have either no systemic illness, or mild systemic disease that is well controlled, eg. mild asthma)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of allergy to study medications
  • Enrollment in concurrent research study
  • Pregnant patients*
  • Students/trainees/staff*
  • Mentally disabled/cognitively impaired*
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01698268


Locations
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United States, Michigan
Beaumont Health System
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073
Sponsors and Collaborators
Kaveh Aslani, MD
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Kaveh Aslani, MD Beaumont Health System
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Responsible Party: Kaveh Aslani, MD, Principal Investigator, William Beaumont Hospitals
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01698268    
Other Study ID Numbers: 2011-213
First Posted: October 2, 2012    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: June 19, 2017
Last Update Posted: August 24, 2017
Last Verified: July 2017
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Hernia
Hernia, Inguinal
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Hernia, Abdominal