Clinical trial · Interventional
Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane(TAP) Block in Intensive Care Unit
Ultrasound Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane(TAP) Block in Intensive Care Unit(ICU) for Postoperative Analgesia After Open Colon Resection: a Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
- 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 Transversus Abdominis Block (TAP) block is known to be an effective means of reducing patient pain after abdominal surgery. In the meantime, the general TAP block has been studied in patients who were in the recovery room and the ward after surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of pain reduction and opioid saving effects in patients with TAP block in ICU settings.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colon Neoplasm | Colon Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Perforated Bowel | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Perforated Colon | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Rectum Neoplasm | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25% Bupivacaine, 0.5mL/kg | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Normal Saline | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Ultrasound | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- TAP group
- description
- Drug: 0.25% Bupivacaine, 0.5mL/kg
- interventionNames
- Drug: 0.25% Bupivacaine, 0.5mL/kg
- Device: Ultrasound
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Placebo group
- description
- Drug: 0.9% Normal Saline, 0.5mL/kg
- interventionNames
- Drug: Normal Saline
- Device: Ultrasound
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- opioid consumption up to 24 hours
- timeFrame
- 24hour after TAP block
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults over 20 years of age * Patients who entered the intensive care unit for monitoring and recovery after colonic resection through laparotomy * Patients who voluntarily sign a written informed consent and know they have the right to withdraw their consent at any time. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are unconscious and require sedation below the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (-2) Patients who need continuous renal replacement therapy, cardiopulmonary bypass Patients with a history of allergic reactions to local anesthetics Patients resistant to narcotic analgesics (users of existing long-term narcotic analgesics) Patients who can not use self-analgesic treatment Patients who underwent surgery for organs other than abdomen and pelvis Patients with severe blood clotting disorders with a Prothrombin Time International normalized ratio of 2.0 or greater and Platelet less than 50,000
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDNiraj G, Kelkar A, Fox AJ. Application of the transversus abdominis plane block in the intensive care unit. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2009 Jul;37(4):650-2. doi: 10.1177/0310057X0903700420. PMID 19681428