# Pilot Study: Rectus Sheath Blocks for Improving Abdominal Surgery Conditions

> **NCT02447965** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **University of Arkansas** · enrollment: 6 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Hernia
- Pain, Postoperative
- Abdominal Wall Relaxation After Rectus Sheath Block

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Bupivacaine
- **DRUG:** Normal Saline

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02447965
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Arkansas
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2016-01-01
- **Primary completion:** 2016-12-01
- **Final completion:** 2016-12-01
- **Target enrollment:** 6 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** difficult recruitment
- **Last updated:** 2017-07-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02447965

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02447965, "Pilot Study: Rectus Sheath Blocks for Improving Abdominal Surgery Conditions". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02447965. Licensed CC0.

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