Ultrasound-guided Dual TAP Block: Magnetic Resonance (MR) Evaluation of the Distribution of Local Anesthetic

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

Using Magnetic resonance (MR) scanning and ultrasonography the investigators wish to investigate, in what way a known volume of local anesthetic injectate will be distributed in the transverse abdominis plane (TAP) in young healthy male volunteers. The investigators compare the anatomical distribution of the local anesthetic injectate in the TAP when performing an ultrasound-guided classical TAP block and a Dual TAP block. The investigators also want to compare the spread of anesthetized frontal dermatomes when performing an ultrasound-guided classical TAP block and a Dual TAP block.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Bispebjerg Hospital
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Local; Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy male

• 18 years old or more

• had no previous abdominal surgery

• no regular medication

• no coagulation disorders

• no claustrophobia

Exclusion Criteria:

• if the volunteer is not able to accept an uncomplicated administration of a classical (single) or dual TAP block