Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block for Cesarean Section

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with Clonidine added to the injectate (Clo-TAP) performed approximately 2hrs after the cesarean section (CS) will decrease the amount of postoperative hyperalgesia and ultimately reduce post-CS chronic pain.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Clonidine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• non-laboring women who will benefit from and have clinically consented to a scheduled or non-scheduled cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia

• English speaking (UW Site) or Portuguese speaking (Brazil site)

• aged between 18 and 45 years

• BMI < 40

• ASA physical status class I or II

Exclusion Criteria:

• laboring women undergoing a non-scheduled cesarean delivery

• non-English speaking (UW Site) or non-Portuguese speaking (Brazil site)

• previous spinal surgery

• contraindications for neuraxial anesthesia

• allergy to local anesthetic, ultrasound conduction gel, or Clonidine

• history of chronic pain

• inability to receive intraoperative Toradol