Transabdominal Plane (TAP) Blocks for Inguinal Hernia Repairs

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-07-23
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this double-blind clinical trial is to examine outcomes and pain control after surgery in patients who underwent laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (IHR) with the use of perioperative transabdominal plane (TAP) block.

Research Question: Does transabdominal plane block improve pain when undergoing inguinal hernia repair? The endpoints include whether preoperative TAP blocks improve pain score (primary end point) and decrease opioid use (secondary endpoint) after an inguinal hernia repair. Other end points- complications after surgery.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair at the Mount Sinai Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients who are younger than 18 years old,

• have a history of chronic opiate usage, liver or kidney disease, pain syndromes,

• allergy to bupivacaine,

• are pregnant or

• are unable to independently give consent