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Intravenous Lidocaine in Bariatric Surgery.

Phase 3
Conditions
Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Morbid Obesity
Interventions
Drug: isotonic saline
Registration Number
NCT03211455
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Caen
Brief Summary

Although peroperative intravenous lidocaine has been shown to be useful in early recovery after colorectal surgery, its beneficial effect on the specific population of obese patients scheduled for bariatric surgery remained unknown.

Investigators hypothesized that peroperative intravenous lidocaine could decrease postoperative opioid consumption and improve postoperative recovery

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled, monocentric study. We plan to recruit 180 obese adult patients scheduled for bariatric surgery in a the french university hospital of Caen.

Exclusion: contra-indications for any aminoamide local anesthetic (allergy, severe hepatic disease) and for intravenous lidocaine (porphyria, atrioventricular conduction disturbances, uncontrolled seizure disease), long term opioid consumption, need for a post-operative follow-up in an intensive care unit, combined surgical procedure excepting cholecystectomy, pregnancy.

Patients will be randomly allocated to receive either a saline placebo or lidocaine continuous infusions during surgery. Morphinic consumption will be assessed from the end of the procedure until the third day after surgery. Secondary criteria will concern post-operative recovery, pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting, other medical and surgical complications, and toxicity. Plasma lidocaine concentrations will be measured in patients who had received lidocaine in order to determine the safety and efficiency of our infusion protocol.

Our analysis will be a superiority one, alpha risk is 5% and beta risk is 20%, in intention to treat, with no intermediate analysis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
180
Inclusion Criteria
  • scheduled bariatric surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • any contra-indication for lidocaine administration
  • pregnancy
  • ASA class 4
  • psychiatric disorder
  • chronic opioid consumption

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Controlisotonic salineintravenous isotonic saline administration : bolus of 0.075 ml/kg (adjusted body weight) at induction of anesthesia followed by a continuous infusion (0.1 ml/kg/h, adjusted body weight) until the end of surgery decrease to 0.05 ml/kg (adjusted body weight) during 60 min in post anesthesia care unit. Speed of infusion were calculated to be equivalent to that of lidocaine speed of injection.
LidocaineLidocaineIntravenous Lidocaine (20mg/ml) : bolus of 1.5 mg/kg (adjusted body weight) at induction of anesthesia followed by a continuous infusion (2.0 mg/kg/h, adjusted body weight) until the end of surgery decrease to 1.0 mg/kg (adjusted body weight) during 60 min in post anesthesia care unit.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
oxycodone consumptionthree days following surgery

total postoperative (until day 3) oxycodone consumption (mg)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
hospital length of staythrough hospital discharge (an average of 1 week)

hospital length of stay

lidocaine plasma concentrationduring post anesthesia care unit stay (1 day)

lidocaine plasma concentration measured at the end of infusion

postoperative painthree days following surgery

postoperative pain intensity (visual analogue scale)

hospital discharge check listthree days following surgery

recovery (in days) which enable discharge from hospital

intestinal transit recoverythree days following surgery

duration (in days) of postoperative intestinal palsy

nausea and vomitingthree days following surgery

proportion of patients with and without postoperative nausea and vomiting

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Caen

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Caen, France

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