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Pain-relieving Methods After Laparoscopic Hemicolectomy

Phase 4
Recruiting
Conditions
Nerve Block
Postoperative Pain
Interventions
Procedure: Quadratus lumborum block
Procedure: Transabdominal plane block
Registration Number
NCT05273281
Lead Sponsor
Tampere University Hospital
Brief Summary

Effects of Transabdominal Plain Block and Quadratus Lumborum Block After Laparoscopic Hemicolectomy. The pain relief, bowel function and discharge.

Detailed Description

This study is proposed to explore the effects of transabdominal plane block and quadratus lumborum block after laparoscopic hemicolectomy.

After laparoscopic hemicolectomy there is a need for good analgesia. When the analgesia is adequate the patients mobilisation, bowel function and discharge is faster. Earlier, epidural block has been used for the analgesia but now the hemicolectomy is laparoscopic procedure and there is no need for central block anymore. Still patients needs opioids after the operation. Because of the opioids side effects, there is a need to find better analgesia methods.

In this study investigators compare peripheral nerve blocks, transabdominal plane and quadratus lumborum, for analgesia after laparoscopic hemicolectomy. Also investigators are comparing these analgesia methods and traditional orally analgesics. Patients receive transabdominal or quadratus lumborum block after induction using ropivacaine 5 mg/ml 20 ml per side. The third group is a control group witch analgesia is taken care with traditional orally analgesics.

After surgery investigators follow postoperative pain, opiate consumption, bowel function, nausea and mobilisation.

Investigators coal is to find if the transabdominal plain block or quadratus lumborum block prefer traditional analgesia methods after laparoscopic hemicolectomy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
255
Inclusion Criteria

Adult elective hemicolectomy patients

Exclusion Criteria

Age under 18 years Complicated diabetes mellitus Lack of finnish language skill and/or co-operation Chronic pain Use of drugs that significantly influences the metabolism of paracetamol or opiate Steroid medication in regular use Significant liver-, lung- or kidney disfunction

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
TAQLBQuadratus lumborum blockQuadratus lumborum block -group. Ropivacaine Hydrochloride Inj 5mg/ml 20 ml perineurally per side.
TAQLATransabdominal plane blockTransabdominal plain block -group. Ropivacaine Hydrochloride Inj 5mg/ml 20 ml perineurally per side.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
First need of opiate72 hours or until discharge, whichever came first

Time after surgery when the patient needs opiate for the first time

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Post operative painpostoperatively: at 4 hours, at 8 hours,at 12 hours, at 16 hours, at 20 hours, at 24 hours, at 32 hours, 40 hours, at 48 hours, at 56 hours, at 64 hours, at 72 hours, ones per day after discharge for seven days after operation

Numeric rating scale NRS 0-10, verbally description after discharge

Nauseapostoperatively: at 4 hours, at 8 hours,at 12 hours, at 16 hours, at 20 hours, at 24 hours, at 32 hours, 40 hours, at 48 hours, at 56 hours, at 64 hours, at 72 hours, ones per day after discharge for seven days after operation

Verbally description: yes/no

Opiate consumption72 hours or until discharge, whichever came first

Total opiate consumption after surgery

Bowel functionpostoperatively: at 4 hours, at 8 hours,at 12 hours, at 16 hours, at 20 hours, at 24 hours, at 32 hours, 40 hours, at 48 hours, at 56 hours, at 64 hours, at 72 hours, ones per day after discharge for seven days after operation

Verbally description: non/gas/function

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tampere University Hospital

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Tampere, Finland

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