Overview

Single Dose Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Bupivacaine Following Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block in Neonates

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
1969-12-31

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

This study is being done to try to learn more about how a child's body breaks down bupivacaine, a local anesthetic medication that is being used for pain control. This study will provide information about how much medication gets into the bloodstream and how long it remains in the blood. Newborns and young infants often process drugs in their body in a different way than older children. This study will help the investigators determine how bupivacaine is broken down in the body of infants.

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Treatments:

Bupivacaine