Comparison of TAP (Transversus Abdominis Plane) and Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Nerve Block for Analgesia of Open Inguinal Herniorrhaphy

Comparison Between Two Ultrasound-guided Blocks (Transversus Abdominis Plane and Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Nerve Blocks) for Pain Relief After Open Inguinal Herniorrhaphy

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01429480

Acronym

TAP

Enrollment

Registered

2011-09-07

Start date

2011-08-31

Completion date

2013-08-31

Last updated

2011-09-07

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Conditions

Pain

Keywords

Analgesia, postoperative

Brief summary

TAP was recommended by PROSPECT for further investigation as an appropriate analgesic method after open herniorrhaphy. Ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block is one of the oldest methods of analgesia. The researchers wish to investigate whether the TAP block is as effective as the ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block?

Interventions

PROCEDUREPreoperative Ultrasound Guided Ilioinguinal/Iliohypogastric Block

PROCEDUREPreoperative Ultrasound Guided Posterior TAP Block

DRUGPatient controlled analgesia

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing elective primary unilateral open tension-free mesh inguinal hernia repair

Exclusion criteria

* Inability to consent to the study * BMI more than 40 * Skin infection near injection site * Chronic hepatic or renal failure * Peripheral neuropathy * Proven opioid dependency * Coagulopathy * Thrombocytopenia * Dementia * Lack of orientation * Impossibility to understand VAS * Patients suffering from chronic pain

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
postoperative pain	2 days postoperatively	Intensity of pain in rest and during movement at the operation day and 2 days postoperaive.

Countries

Israel

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026