Superior Hypogastric Nerve Block in Minimally-invasive Gynaecology: a Randomised Controlled Trial (Hypoplex Study)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Surgery - Other surgery; Post operative pain

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000242921
• Lead Sponsor: Praveen De Silva

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 3 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Age 18 years and over
Able to give informed consent
Undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy, laparoscopic myomectomy, robotic-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy, robotic-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy

Exclusion Criteria

Known Malignancy
Liver failure or coagulopathy
Known hypersensitivity or allergy to local anaesthetic
Surgeon/ anaesthetic concerns on ability for patient to use patient-controlled opiate analgesia post-operative
Regular opioid use

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total opioid use in first 24 hours after surgery (from patient-controlled analgesia pump)[first 24 hours post surgery]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual analogue scale (VAS) pain scores <br>Scale runs from 1 to 10[First 24 hours after surgery.<br>At time points 1, 2, 4, 6, 12 and 24 hours post surgery]