Continuous Wound Infiltration With Local Anaesthetic vs. Epidurals in an Enhanced Recovery Protocol: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Scarborough General Hospital1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentFebruary 2011

ConditionsPain

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Pain
Sponsor: Scarborough General Hospital
Enrollment: 60
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Length of hospital stay
Last Updated: 15 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether the use of Painbuster® (a local anaesthetic wound catheter) can be used instead of epidurals for patients having bowel surgery in an enhanced recovery programme. The investigators want to find out whether or not using this device means people need to stay in hospital for less time after surgery.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

February 2011

End Date

July 2012

Last Updated

15 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Scarborough General Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•All patients who are undergoing either laparoscopic or open colorectal resection will be considered eligible for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients under 18 years of age
•Pregnant females
•Patients undergoing an abdominoperineal resection
•Patients unable to understand English

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Length of hospital stay

Time Frame: determined on discharge from hospital

Length of stay will be measured in days for each group.This will be determined by a set of predefined discharge criteria.

Secondary Outcomes

Postoperative complications(Whilst an inpatient)
Episodes of hypotension in the postoperative period(whilst an inpatient)
Postoperative pain(as an inpatient)
Amount of postoperative IV fluid administered(as an inpatient)
Body composition(Tests will be performed daily until the epidural or Painbuster® has been removed.)
Postoperative analgesic requirement(As an inpatient)
Postoperative stress response(As an inpatient)
Anaesthetic time required(On the day of operation)
Postoperative mobility(as an inpatient)
Day of return of gut function(As an inpatient)