Nerve block keeps patients still during heart procedure, cuts pain and drug use
NCT ID NCT06762288
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an ultrasound-guided belly muscle nerve block (TAP block) can reduce pain and movement during a minimally invasive heart valve replacement (TAVI). Fifty adults having elective TAVI received either the block plus sedation or sedation alone. The goal was to see if the block improves patient comfort, reduces the need for extra pain medicine, and helps the procedure go smoothly.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * TAVI procedures * over 18 years of age * elective procedures * Signing the volunteer consent form * Providing optimal images in ultrasound imaging Exclusion Criteria: * \< 18 yers of age * emergency procedures * morbidly obese patients (BMI\>35kg/m2) * Advanced decompensated heart failure with New york Heart Association (NYHA) stage 4 * Those who have skin infection, lesion, hematoma in the area to be blocked * Cannot be communicated and cannot be given a position * Allergic to the prescribed medications * Pregnants * Those who refused to sign volunteer consent form
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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