Clinical trial · Interventional
Postoperative Pain Control for Prostatectomy
Post Operative Analgesia Using the Transverse Abdominal Plan (TAP) Block in Patients Undergoing a Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy (RRP)
NCT00913068CI-TRIAL-00054244TAPcompletedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The researchers propose to investigate a relatively new anesthetic procedure, in order to maximize patient comfort and minimize the use of narcotics after a radical prostatectomy.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| standard post op pain control | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Transverse Abdominal Plan (TAP) | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- TAP arm
- description
- in the experimental arm, the procedure will consist of the staff urologist injecting local anesthetic into the anterior abdominal wall bilaterally from the inside of the abdomen at the end of their surgery
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Transverse Abdominal Plan (TAP)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- standard post operative pain control
- description
- Our current post operative analgesic strategy involves a multi-modal approach, using local injectable anesthetic around the incision and systemic medications (i.e. non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, acetaminophen and break-through doses of opiates). Some of the more common adverse reactions are reparatory depression, sedation, confusion, delirium, nausea, pruritis, constipation, hypotension and bradycardia. Often it is these resulting side effects that extend the length of in hospital rehabilitation, and decrease a patient's overall satisfaction.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: standard post op pain control
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * prostate cancer for radical prostatectomy Exclusion Criteria: * chronic pain or opiate use
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