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Cool Ropivacaine Block for Local Anesthesia

Phase 1
Waitlist Available
Led By Daniel Wambold, MD
Research Sponsored by Daniel Wambold
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 35 minutes
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether cooling the injected painkiller ropivacaine before surgery will prolong its pain-relieving effects, and thus reduce the amount of opioids needed afterwards.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~35 minutes
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 35 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Time to block of pain and thermosensory perception
Secondary outcome measures
Morphine equivalency units of adjunct pain medications

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Cool BlockExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Ropivacaine administered at approximately 4C, via a TAP block.
Group II: Room Temp BlockActive Control1 Intervention
Ropivacaine administered at approximately 20-25C, via a TAP block.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Daniel WamboldLead Sponsor
Daniel Wambold, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Kentucky

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Cool Pre-operative TAP Blocks
Daniel Wambold 2022. "Cool Pre-operative TAP Blocks". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04761887.
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