Standard Bupivacaine vs Liposomal Bupivacaine in Colorectal Patients

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2019-01-16
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block can be used to reduce pain in patients who get abdominal surgery. TAP blocks are given with a local anesthetic. The purpose of this study is to compare pain medication usage after surgery between two different types of local anesthetic: liposomal bupivacaine and standard bupivacaine.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Inova Health Care Services
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older

• Undergoing elective colectomy by surgeons of Fairfax Colon and Rectal Surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Allergic to local anesthetics

• Unable to provide consent

• Pregnant

• On opioids at home chronically (Patients previously on a regular opioid regimen would need to be opioid-free for a period of 1 year for inclusion in the study)

• Undergoing emergent operations

• Undergoing loop ileostomy reversal

• Undergoing abdominoperineal resection, pelvic exenteration, or perineal rectal prolapse repairs