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Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Pediatrics: Volume or Concentration ?

Volume or Concentration for the Transverse Abdominal Plane Block in Children Aged 1-5 Years: Analgesic Effects and Safety

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02064088
Acronym
TAP Bloc
Enrollment
70
Registered
2014-02-17
Start date
2013-11-30
Completion date
2015-11-30
Last updated
2014-02-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cord Kyst, Hydrocele, Inguinal or Ovarian Hernia, Local Analgesia Block, One to Five Years

Keywords

Regional anesthesia, TAP block, Pediatric anesthesia, analgesic effects, pharmacokinetics

Brief summary

The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block provide a local anesthesia drug diffusion between the transverse abdominis muscle and the internal oblique muscle. TAP block reaches the anterior rami of spinal nerves from T7 to L1 involved in the innervation of homolateral abdominal wall. The transversus abdominis plane block has shown promise for perioperative analgesia, but data on the optimal dose regimen are limited.Following previous research of optimal dose of local anesthesic solution, the investigators aim to evaluate if a volume effect would lead to a better diffusion of the local anesthesic solution to the overall nervous roots. The local anesthesia drug choosen is levobupivacaine with a unique posology of 0,4 mg/kg (either 0,2 ml/kg of 0,2% levobupivacaine for small volume group or 0,4 ml/kg of 0,1% levobupivacaine for high volume group).With the same dose of levobupivacaine, this study aims to assess the impact of volume effect on analgesia efficiency as well as the security as after ultrasound TAP block on one to five years' old children who undergo a peritoneal-vaginal duct surgery.

Interventions

DRUGInjection of 0,2 ml/kg of 0,2% levobupivacaine for small volume group

Ultrasound guided administration of 0,2 ml/kg of 0,2% lévobupivacaine in the plane between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles

DRUGInjection of 0,4 ml/kg of 0,1% lévobupivacaine for high volume group

Ultrasound guided administration of 0,4 ml/kg of 0,1% lévobupivacaine in the plane between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles

Sponsors

University Hospital, Montpellier
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Years to 5 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Hospitalisation in ambulatory surgery and anesthesia unit for surgery of inguinal hernia or ovarian hernia or hydrocele or cord kyst * Overall status: ASA I-II * Aged from 1 to 5 years * Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Coagulation trouble * Infection on ponction zone * Local anesthesia drug or nonsteroidal anti inflammatory intolerance * Cardiac/Renal/hepacticdysfunction * Hemorrage, digestive perforation history

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
number of patients for whom a rescue analgesia was necessary in post anesthesia care unit and ambulatory surgery unitfrom arrival in post anesthesia care unit until discharge (An expected average of 4 hours after end of surgery)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Post operative pain (FLACC scale) at hospitalfrom recovery room until discharge (An expected average of 4 hours after end of surgery)Post operative pain is evaluated every 15 minutes in the recovery room and then every two hours in the ambulatory surgical unit until discharge at home.
Plasmatique peak of levobupivacaine (Cmax in µg/ml)5 min until 75 min after injection of local anaesthetic
Time necessary to reach plasmatique peak of levobupivacaine (tmax in min)5 min until 75 min after injection of local anaesthetic
Intraoperative opioid consumption : total Rémifentanil (µg/kg)for time of surgery (1 to 4 hours)
First request of rescue antalgic (Nubain or Tramadol)until 24 hours in post operative
Consommation of rescue antalgicuntil 24 hours in post operative
Pain evaluation at home by parents (score PPMP)call between 24 and 48 hours in post operative
Complications related to local analgesia procedureuntil 24 hours in post operativecardiovascular adverse event, adverse vascular ponction (positive aspiration test for blood), adverse peritoneal ponction, hematoma

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactChrystelle CS SOLA, MD
c-sola@chu-montpellier.fr+33 665849166
Backup ContactSophie SB BRINGUIER-BRANCHEREAU, PhD
s-bringuierbranchereau@chu-montpellier.fr+33 467338661

Outcome results

None listed

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