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Tummy tuck pain relief: nerve block may cut opioid use

NCT ID NCT01604694

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether an ultrasound-guided nerve block (TAP block) using the anesthetic levobupivacaine could reduce pain and the need for opioid painkillers after abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). Fifty-two adults undergoing the surgery were randomly assigned to receive either the active nerve block or a placebo (saline) injection. The main goal was to measure opioid use in the first 24 hours after surgery.

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Active substance
levobupivacaine (a local anesthetic) given as a TAP block injection
What this could lead to
If effective, this could provide a standard way to reduce pain and opioid use after tummy tuck surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center trial with only 52 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The benefit over placebo may be modest.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

52 people

The number who actually took part.

Start date

Jun 2012

Finished

Oct 2013

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * ASA1 or 2 patients * Undergoing abdominoplasty surgery in Centre François Xavier Michelet at Bordeaux University hospital * Age \>18 years old * Patient agreement by signing an informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Psychiatric or neurological disease * Contraindication to regional anesthesia (haemostatic disorders, infection near to insertion point) * Double surgery * Long term opioid therapy * Pregnancy or breast-feeding * Allergy to any drug used in anesthesic or surgical procedure

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Conditions

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Abdominoplasty Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU de Bordeaux, Centre François-Xavier Michelet

    Bordeaux, 33076, France

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