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A Fast-track Versus Conventional Recovery Protocol in Laparoscopic Hysterctomy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Gynecologic Surgery
Registration Number
NCT03828981
Lead Sponsor
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Brief Summary

Factors affecting to length of hospital stay after fast-track recovery program in laparoscopic hysterectomy compared to conventional recovery program

Detailed Description

Factors affecting to length of hospital stay after laparoscopic hysterectomy in fast-track recovery program group compared to conventional recovery group.

The pimary outcome is time to discharge from the end of operation to discharge.

The second outcomes are amount of opioid used and NSAID, postoperative paine, nousea and vomiting, patients satisfaction, anxiety and stress-coping test, operative bleeding, operative time, postoperative complications, the cost of the laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • uterine size less than uterine size at 14 weeks of pregnancy
  • at list one friend or family available to care to care after discharge.

Exclusion criteria:

  • endometriosis
  • contraindications to any of medications used in the study (oxycodone, ketoprofen, or paracetamol)
  • language difficulties (inability to understand and speak Finnish or Swedish)
  • age older that 70 years
  • mental health disability that limit autonomy
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
length of hospitalisationup to one week

time from end of operation until discharge

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
postoperative pain scorechange in 24 hours after surgery

Visual analog score (VAS) for pain. The scale is from 0 to 10. 0 is no pain and 10 is worst imaginable pain.

nauseachange in 24 hours after surgery

Visual analog score (VAS) for nausea. the scale is from 0 to 10. 0 is no nausea and 10 is worst imaginable nausea.

vomitingchange in 24 hours after surgery

Visual analog score (VAS) for vomiting. The scale is from 0 to 10. 0 is no vomiting and 10 is worst imaginable vomiting´.

patient quality of life1 month before the surgery, in the morning of surgery day and one month after surgery

Measurement quality of life by questionnaires WHOQO-BREF

complicationsUp to one week.

Frequency of complications.Values are given as n (%) and eventual complications are spesified.

The use of anelgesics for posoperative pain.change in 24 hours after surgery

Postoperative pain defined as total amount (mg) of analgesics used. Amount of use oxycodone (mg).

Patient quality of life1 month before the surgery, in the morning of surgery day and one month after surgery

Measurement quality of life by questionnaire 15D

Patient subjective psychological stress level by general health questionnaire(GHQ12)1 month before the surgery, in the morning of surgery day and one month after surgery

Measurement of psychological stress

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Päivi Pakarinen

🇫🇮

Helsinki, Finland

Päivi Pakarinen
🇫🇮Helsinki, Finland

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