An interventional study of TAP-block and Wound catheter in Pain Management After Surgery, sponsored by Uppsala University. Recruiting at 1 site in Sweden. Open to participants aged 1 Year to 15 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-20.
Sponsored by Uppsala University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The goal of this trial is to evaluate an open TAP-block vs continuous administration of local anestetic via a wound catheter for postoperative pain management in patients 1-15 years of age undergoing open abdominal surgery.
Uppsala University is the lead sponsor of 381 studies on the registry; 84 are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects in the TAP-block arm will recieve an open TAP-block at the end of the procedure vbefore wound closure
Procedure: TAP-block
Subjects in the wound infiltration group will recieve contionious administration of local anastethic via a wound catheter placed subcutaneousley during wound closure.
Procedure: Wound catheter
Open TAP(transverse abdominal plane)-block placed by the surgeon using open technique at end of surgery before wound closure
A catheter placed subcutainiousley for the continuous administration of local anestethic in the wound for up to 3 days post-op
Postoperative opiates
Amount of postoperative opiates administered
Time frame: during the first 24 hours following surgery and total opioids until discarge up to 14 days postoperative
Lenght of stay
Duration of hospital stay
Time frame: Days from surgery through study completeion, an average expected time of7 days
Pain assessment
Pain assesment using validated instruments, FLACC or FPS-R
Time frame: End of surgery until 24 hours post-op
Plan to share: Yes — IPD (anonymized) underlying data in a future publication will be made available on request.
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