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TAP block for Obesity

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Waitlist Available
Led By Arthur Carlin, MD
Research Sponsored by Sarah Diaz
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up day of surgery to day of discharge up to 30 days
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Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether an early intraoperative transverse abdominis plane block (TAP block) will provide superior analgesia to a late intraoperative TAP block.

Eligible Conditions
  • Obesity
  • Postoperative Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check β€œYes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~day of surgery to day of discharge up to 30 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and day of surgery to day of discharge up to 30 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Pain
Secondary outcome measures
Length of stay
Narcotic use

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Late-operative TAP blockExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The TAP block will be administered at the completion of the case just before removing the camera port.
Group II: Early-operative TAP blockExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The TAP block will be administered after the placement of the camera port.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
TAP block
2010
Completed Phase 4
~2040

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Sarah DiazLead Sponsor
Arthur Carlin, MDPrincipal InvestigatorHenry Ford Hospital

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~33 spots leftby Mar 2025