U.S., April 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06943456) titled 'Comparison of Outcome of Open Appendectomy With and Without Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block' on April 16.
Brief Summary: This study is being conducted to compare two types of pain management techniques in patients undergoing open appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix through a traditional incision).
One group of patients will receive a Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block, a type of regional anesthesia given at the end of surgery to numb the abdominal area and reduce pain. The other group will undergo the same surgery without receiving the TAP block.
The purpose of this study is to find out whether adding the ...