Study to Determine if Pre- and Post- Operative TAP Catheters With Ropivacaine Versus Placebo Affects Anesthetic, Narcotic Dosing, and Pain Scores
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Post-Surgical Pain, Neurology, Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Musculoskeletal, Neurology, Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 50 - Any |
| Updated: | 6/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | February 13, 2018 |
| End Date: | March 31, 2019 |
| Contact: | Douglas Overbey, MD |
| Email: | douglas.overbey@ucdenver.edu |
| Phone: | 573-225-7728 |
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine if Pre- and Post- Operative Regional Pain Control (Transversus Abdominis Plane Block) With Ropivacaine Versus Placebo Leads to Lower Anesthetic and Narcotic Dosing, and Alters Pain Scores
A randomized controlled trial to determine if pre- and post- operative regional pain control
(transversus abdominis plane block) with ropivacaine versus placebo leads to lower anesthetic
and narcotic dosing, and alters pain scores.
This study plans to learn more about regional anesthesia and pain control during abdominal
surgery. The study will gather data about the effectiveness of continuous catheter infusion
of local anesthetic after an abdominal operation. Outcomes include pain scores, IV pain
medicine requirements, and delirium.
(transversus abdominis plane block) with ropivacaine versus placebo leads to lower anesthetic
and narcotic dosing, and alters pain scores.
This study plans to learn more about regional anesthesia and pain control during abdominal
surgery. The study will gather data about the effectiveness of continuous catheter infusion
of local anesthetic after an abdominal operation. Outcomes include pain scores, IV pain
medicine requirements, and delirium.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age >=50 years.
- Subjects will be undergoing an elective intra-abdominal or abdominal wall operation,
including pelvic operations. Surgery specialties included are general surgery,
surgical oncology, urology, gynecology, plastic surgery.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with a history of dementia or aphasia, as visual analog scale and confusion
assessment will be unreliable.
- Patients with an epidural or spinal catheter block.
- Patients who do not speak English so that a language barrier is not confused with VAS
scoring or confusion.
- Patients who are abusing alcohol defined by a high AUDIT score (>8) will be excluded.
- History of bipolar disorder or a psychotic disorder (such as a psychotic major
depression, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or psychosis in Alzheimer's
disease or other dementia).
- Patients with a documented allergy to ropivacaine or other sodium channel blockers.
We found this trial at
1
site
Denver, Colorado
Principal Investigator: Thomas N Robinson, MD
Phone: 303-399-8020
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