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Bupivacaine Versus Lidocaine Infiltration for Postoperative Pain in Thyroid Surgery

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Postoperative Pain
Thyroid Diseases
Anesthesia, Local
Registration Number
NCT04427904
Lead Sponsor
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of Bupivicaine and Lidocaine for postoperative pain control in thyroid surgery.

Detailed Description

Patients planned for total thyroidectomy will be recruited for participation. After being informed about the study and potential risks, all patients giving written informed consent will be screened for eligibility for study entry. Patients that meet inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomized via block randomization in a double blind fashion and a 1:1 ratio to surgical incision infiltration with Bupivacaine (0.5% with 1:200 000 epinephrine) or Lidocaine (2% with 1:100 000 epinephrine).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
210
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of thyroid disease (malignant tumors T1-T3/NX-N1a, benign tumors)
  • Planned for thyroid surgery with midline neck incision (total thyroidectomy, completion thyroidectomy, with or without central neck dissection)
  • Will be admitted for at least 12h postoperatively
Exclusion Criteria
  • Thyroid cancer staged as T4 (invasion, anaplastic) or requiring sternotomy
  • Thyroid cancer staged as N1b (cervical, retropharyngeal, superior mediastinal nodal involvement)
  • Previous ipsilateral thyroid surgery to operation side
  • Previous total thyroidectomy or completion thyroidectomy
  • History of neck radiation therapy
  • Neck dissection beyond central neck (levels 1-5)
  • Goiter extending beyond sternal notch (intrathoracic) or requiring sternotomy
  • Surgery requiring extension of incision beyond 8 cm
  • History of diabetes mellitus
  • History of renal or liver disease
  • History of narcotic abuse
  • History of chronic pain medications use in past 6 months for any condition
  • History of coagulation defect
  • Allergy to Bupivacaine or Lidocaine

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postoperative Pain12 hours after surgery

Patient reported postoperative pain reported on a 10cm pain visual analogue scale (VAS), minimum value of 0cm (no pain) and maximum value of 10cm (worst pain possible), lower VAS measurement represents better outcome

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
First dose of additional postoperative analgesiaUp to 72 hours after surgery

Time since completion of surgery when additional postoperative analgesia outside of standardized protocol was administered

Inpatient analgesia utilizationUp to 72 hours after surgery

Quantity of standardized analgesia used during admission

Outpatient analgesia utilizationUp to 4 weeks after surgery

Quantity of standardized analgesia used between discharge and 4 week outpatient follow up

Time to return of sensationUp to 4 weeks after surgery

Patient reported time to return of sensation at surgical site

Incidence of postoperative complications4 weeks

Incidence of complications including bleeding, hematoma, surgical site infection, dehiscence, re-exploration, persistent paresthesia

Incidence of local anesthesia related adverse events4 weeks

Incidence of adverse events including CNS (tinnitus, blurred vision, dizziness, tongue paresthesias, circumoral numbness, seizures, CNS depression) and cardiovascular (hear block, sinus bradycardia, sinus arrest, ventricular arrhythmias) events.

Postoperative pain4 week

Patient reported postoperative pain reported on a 10cm pain visual analogue scale (VAS), minimum value of 0cm (no pain) and maximum value of 10cm (worst pain possible), lower VAS measurement represents better outcome

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St. Joeseph's Healthcare Hamilton

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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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