Vaginal Cuff Anesthesia and Post-Operative Pain Medication Use
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorMediSys Health Network
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an injection of a local anesthetic (Bupivacaine with epinephrine) in the vaginal cuff prior to closure would result in less immediate postoperative pain medication and increase patient comfort/satisfaction.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients 18 years and older requiring total laparoscopic hysterectomy with or without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for benign conditions
Presence of malignancy
Disqualifiers
Conversion to laparotomy
Previous multiple abdominal and/or pelvic surgeries
Significant medical comorbidities or cardiac history
Poor initial Aldrete score4 (<10)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Bupivacain
- Saline (NaCl 0,9 %) (placebo)
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov