Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block and Postoperative Pain Intensity After Elective Cesarean Delivery

Evaluation of the Effect of Bilateral Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Postoperative Pain Intensity and Analgesia Consumption After Elective Cesarean Delivery

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00964600

Acronym

TAP

Enrollment

Registered

2009-08-25

Start date

2008-09-30

Completion date

2009-10-31

Last updated

2010-11-18

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Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Keywords

transversus abdominis block, postoperative pain, cesarean

Brief summary

The patients planned to go under elective cesarean delivery under general anesthesia are randomly assigned to have either bilateral transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block or usual standard analgesics after cesarean. Pain score (Verbal Analog Scale VAS) and analgesic requirements are recorded. It's supposed that both are significantly reduced in patients undergoing TAP block.

Interventions

PROCEDURETAP blockade

15 cc Bupivacaine 0.25% ,injected bilaterally in the TAP blockade arm

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Elective cesarean delivery 2. Term pregnancies 3. General anesthesia 4. Pfannenstiel incision

Exclusion criteria

1. No history of sensitivity to prescribed analgesic (Bupivacaine or related substances) 2. No preeclampsia 3. No history of psychologic disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity after cesarean section	one year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Analgesic prescribed measurement	one year

Countries

Iran

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026