The Effects of TAP Block on Postsurgical Pain After Minimally Invasive Partial Nephrectomy:

The Effects of Ultrasound-guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Acute and Chronic Postsurgical Pain After Robotic Partial Nephrectomy. A Prospective, Randomized, Clinical Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02460640

Enrollment

Registered

2015-06-02

Start date

2015-05-31

Completion date

2017-08-31

Last updated

2018-02-05

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Conditions

Acute Pain, Chronic Pain

Keywords

Minimally invasive surgery, Partial nephrectomy

Brief summary

Single-center study in order to assess whether the tap block can make extremely beneficial in terms of reducing the acute and chronic pain as well as for use of opioids and side effects related to it in patients undergoing surgery to minimally invasive partial nephrectomy.

Interventions

PROCEDURETap block

intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine and tap block with subcostal and posterior approach with ropivacaine 0,5% 15ml+15ml

PROCEDUREintravenous Patient controlled analgesia

intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with morphine

DRUGMorphine

DRUGRopivacaine

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* asa score I,II,II * patients scheduled for robot assisted partial nephrectomy

Exclusion criteria

* previous abdominal surgery * inability to provide informed consent * allergy to the anesthetic drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Morphine consuption 24 hr after surgery	24 hours	Cumulative morphine consuption (mg) 24 hr starting from the time of extubation.
Acute pain after surgery measured with Numerical Rating Scale	24 hours	patients were assessed for pain, according to Numerical Rating Scale (NRS; 0: no pain to 10: worst pain imaginable)

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

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