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The goal of this trial is to evaluate an open TAP-block vs continuous administration of local anestetic via a wound catheter for postoperative pain management in patients 1-15 years of age undergoing open abdominal surgery.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| TAP-block | Experimental | Subjects in the TAP-block arm will recieve an open TAP-block at the end of the procedure vbefore wound closure |
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| Wound infiltration | Active Comparator | Subjects in the wound infiltration group will recieve contionious administration of local anastethic via a wound catheter placed subcutaneousley during wound closure. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| TAP-block | Procedure | Open TAP(transverse abdominal plane)-block placed by the surgeon using open technique at end of surgery before wound closure |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Postoperative opiates | Amount of postoperative opiates administered | during the first 24 hours following surgery and total opioids until discarge up to 14 days postoperative |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Lenght of stay | Duration of hospital stay | Days from surgery through study completeion, an average expected time of7 days |
| Pain assessment | Pain assesment using validated instruments, FLACC or FPS-R |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Oskar Nensén, MD, PhD | Contact | +46186110000 | oskar.nensen@uu.se | |
| Niclas Högberg, MD, PhD | Contact | +46186110000 | niclas.hogberg@uu.se |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Oskar Nensén, MD, PhD | Uppsala University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Akademiska sjukhuset | Recruiting | Uppsala | 75123 | Sweden |
IPD (anonymized) underlying data in a future publication will be made available on request.
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| Wound catheter | Procedure | A catheter placed subcutainiousley for the continuous administration of local anestethic in the wound for up to 3 days post-op |
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| End of surgery until 24 hours post-op |