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NCT05231460

Pain Management Study

Enrolling by Invitation
PHASE4Ages 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Arizona
~244 participants
Updated 2025-08-24 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Active Comparator: narcotic regimen with TAP blockActive Comparator: narcotic regimen with no TAP blocknon-narcotic regimen with TAP blocknon-narcotic regimen with no TAP block

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
postoperative pain
Measured over discharge or 24 hours postoperative, whichever is first

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Arizona1

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Laparoscopic or Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy bariatric surgery scheduled electively from the BUMCP Bariatric Clinic
BMI\>35kg/m2
Patient of Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator
18 years or older

Exclusion

Chronic Pain Management on narcotics at New Patient visit or placed on narcotics prior to surgery
Re-operative bariatric surgery procedures
Admitted to the ICU after surgery
Unable to walk 200ft
Allergic to narcotics, steroids, or other medications used in the protocol
Use of insulin to treat diabetes
Chronic Kidney Disease - stage 4 or greater
Significant hepatic disease
Carries a diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension
Carries a diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure
Pregnant

What this trial measures

  • postoperative paindischarge or 24 hours postoperative, whichever is first

    Patient reported postoperative pain using the Wong Baker Faces pain scale. The scale shows a series of six faces ranging from a happy face at 0, or "no hurt", to a crying face at 10, which represents "hurts like the worst pain imaginable. Based on the faces and written descriptions, the patient chooses the face that best describes their level of pain.