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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201501000965252
Date of registration: 09/12/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Dr Nomaqhawe Moyo
Public title: Transversus Abdominis Plane block for postoperative pain after abdominal hysterectomy in a resource poor setting: A randomised, controlled study
Scientific title: EFFECT OF ADMINISTERING A BILATERAL TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS PLANE [TAP] BLOCK ON POSTOPERATIVE PAIN SCORES AFTER TRANS ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY [TAH]: A, RANDOMISED, DOUBLE BLIND, CONTROLLED STUDY.
Date of first enrolment: 20/09/2013
Target sample size: 32
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=965
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Factorial: participants randomly allocated to either no, one, some or all interventions simultaneously,Randomised,simple randomisation using coupons labelled T for study group and S for control group, random allocated and sealed in opaque envelopes,Sealed opaque envelopes  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Zimbabwe
Contacts
Name: Farai    Madzimbamuto
Address:  UZCHS, Mazowe Street nil Harare Zimbabwe
Telephone: +263779718953
Email: faraitose@hotmail.com
Affiliation:  Senior Lecturer
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: elective open trans-abdominal hysterectomy through an incision made below the level of the umbilicus.
The patients had American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status grade I-III
age between 18 to 60yrs .

Exclusion criteria: history of local anaesthetic allergy, patients receiving drugs which could result in opioid tolerance,
inability to understand study protocols, obesity BMI > 35,
weight < 40 Kg
patients who were unable or unwilling to give informed consent.


Age minimum: 18 Year(s)
Age maximum: 60 Year(s)
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Fertility-female
Surgery

Surgery
Fertility-female
Postoperative pain
Postoperative pain
Intervention(s)
bilateral ultrasound guided SHAM transversus
bilateral ultrasound guided posterior Tranversus Abdominis Plane Block
Primary Outcome(s)
The primary outcome was the adequacy of postoperative pain relief as assessed by a Visual Analogue Scale for pain at 2hrs and 4hrs after surgery. Pain was assessed at rest and during movement.
Secondary Outcome(s)
patient comfort was assessed using a VAS comfort,
total analgesic duration, noted as the time from block application to the time to first rescue analgesic request by the patient,
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
NECTAR
Secondary Sponsor(s)
NECTAR
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 06/09/2013
Contact:
Joint Parirenyatwa Hospital And College of Health Sciences Researh Ethics Committee
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