Influence of three different techniques of anesthesia on chronic pain and functional outcome following open hernia repair
- Conditions
- Patients undergoing open hernioplasty
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/09/007238
- Brief Summary
The chronic postsurgical pain following hernioplasty is the most bothersome complication following simple open hernioplasty. Regional anesthesia with postoperative regional analgesia has been found to reduce chronic pain following mastectomy, thoracotmy and many other procedures. Hence, this study was designed to identify the effect of spinal anesthesia and post operative regional analgesia using TAP catheter on chronic pain and functional outcome following open hernioplasty.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 72
All patients with ASA 1 & 2 status undergoing elective open hernioplasty.
Unwilling patients, patients who were not able to understand the COMI hernia assessment tool, laparoscopic procedures, patients who were allergic to the drugs used in this study were excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method COMI-Hernia Score was done using COMI-Hernia Assessment tool preoperative and 6 month postoperative
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rest Pain relief was assessed using VAS score at rest on the day of surgery and first 3 postoperative days at around 6 PM in the evening Dynamic Pain relief was assessed using VAS score at five specified activities- sitting, walking, climbing, during micurition and coughing first 3 post operative days at around 6 PM in the evening
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute
🇮🇳Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, India
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute🇮🇳Pondicherry, PONDICHERRY, IndiaProf T SivashunmugamPrincipal investigator9442505567drsiva95@gmail.com