Who is sponsoring NCT04037878?

NCT04037878 is sponsored by Aga Khan University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT04037878?

Interventions in NCT04037878: Transversus Abdominis Plane Block(TAP Block), Intra-peritoneal infiltration, PCIA Tramadol.

What condition does NCT04037878 study?

NCT04037878 studies Pain, Acute.

Is NCT04037878 still recruiting?

NCT04037878 is currently completed. Last updated 15 January 2021.

Last reviewed 2021-01-15 · How we verify

NCT04037878

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Tap Block vs Peritoneal Infiltration After Major Gynecological Surgeries

Completed NA Last updated 15 January 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Transversus Abdominis Plane Block(TAP Block) in Pain, Acute in 135 participants. Completed in 23 June 2020.

Timeline

20 November 2017

Primary endpoint
23 June 2020

23 June 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Aga Khan University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	135
Start date	20 November 2017
Primary completion	23 June 2020
Estimated completion	23 June 2020
Sites	1 location across Pakistan

Drugs / interventions tested

Transversus Abdominis Plane Block(TAP Block)
Intra-peritoneal infiltration
PCIA Tramadol — full drug profile →

Conditions studied

Pain, Acute — all drugs for Pain, Acute →

Sponsor

Aga Khan University

Who can join

Adults 30 to 65, female only, with Pain, Acute. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

It is a randomized controlled trial to determine the total tramadol consumption after major gynecological studies. Intervention groups include TAP block or local infiltration by the surgeon. These will be compared to a control group. Total tramadol consumption will be calculated and therefore pain control will be assessed.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

The analgesic efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block vs. local anesthetic infiltration technique in major gynecologic surgery: A randomized controlled trial.
Ismail S, Mistry AA, Siddiqui AS, Aziz A, et al · · 2023 · cited 1× · PMID 38269169 · DOI 10.4103/joacp.joacp_78_22

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04037878 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Aga Khan University
Last refreshed: 15 January 2021

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