Combination of Preoperative Gabapentin and TAP Blocks in Decreasing Postoperative Pain
Status:
Withdrawn
Trial end date:
2020-03-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
There is an increasing trend on decreasing narcotic use and maximizing efficiency in the
perioperative care. There are no studies that have compared a TAP block versus a TAP block
plus gabapentin for laparoscopic procures.This study will investigate if taking gabapentin
and receiving a TAP block decrease post-operative morphine consumption. It will be a
randomized controlled, double blind study, with 130 patients between 18-60 years; that will
undergo laparoscopic GYN procedures. Secondary outcomes will look at the incidence of nausea,
vomiting, and VAS (verbal analog scale) scores. This combination may be helpful because
gabapentin will be used to decrease visceral and central pain, and TAP block will decrease
somatic pain. Performing a multimodal approach may decrease narcotic consumption, adverse
effects and improve pain management.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center