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Clinical trialNCT02197988CompletedInterventional

TAP Versus Thoracic Epidural in Major Abdominal Resections

SponsorCorewell Health WestEnrollment75Malignant Neoplasm of AbdomenSurgery
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Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare two standard methods of pain control management used at Spectrum Health for patients undergoing major surgery. The two methods being compared are the thoracic epidural and the TAP block. The thoracic epidural method involves medication being given through a patient's back and the TAP block involves medication being given through a patient's abdomen (belly). The investigators will compare side effects experienced by the patients that take part in this study, including a change in blood pressure, as well as the patients' opinions about their pain management experience after surgery.
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Investigators

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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Spectrum Health

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

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Drugs studied

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0.125% bupivicaine with 2 mcg/ml FentanylExparel 1.33%
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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
3 Dec 2013
Primary completion
31 Aug 2016
Completion
31 Aug 2016
Last update posted
17 Apr 2018
Registered enrollment
75
Registry id
NCT02197988
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.