New pain block could speed hernia recovery
NCT ID NCT07264699
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if a nerve block done during laparoscopic hernia repair can lower pain and help people recover faster. One hundred adults having elective hernia surgery will be randomly assigned to get the block or not. The block uses a numbing medicine injected under direct vision. Researchers will measure pain levels and how quickly patients can get up and move after surgery.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 100 people
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- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-80 years * Elective laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair using the TAPP (Transabdominal Preperitoneal) technique * ASA physical status I-III * Ability to provide written informed consent * No contraindications to regional anesthesia or local anesthetic administration Exclusion Criteria: * Recurrent or strangulated inguinal hernia * Emergency surgery * Chronic pain syndromes or preoperative opioid use * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to local anesthetics (bupivacaine or similar) * Severe hepatic or renal impairment * Psychiatric disorders or inability to provide informed consent * Conversion to open surgery during the procedure * Technical difficulties preventing TAP block administration
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Locations
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University Clinical Hospital in Olsztyn, Department of General and Oncological Surgery
RECRUITINGOlsztyn, Warmisko-mazurskie, 10-041, Poland
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