Influence of different positioning of a local pain catheter on pain perception after paramedian extraperitoneal laparotomy for radical iliacal lymphadenectomy. A randomised controlled trial.

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• Conditions: C43; C77; R52.9; Malignant melanoma of skin; Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes; Pain, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00003632
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Allgemein-, Visceral-, Gefäß- und ThoraxchirurgieCharité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2013-12-20
• Study Start: 2014-12-17
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

medical indication to perform radical lymph node dissection in patients with lymph node metastasis of malignant melanoma

Exclusion Criteria

allergy against local anasthesia, chronic pain syndrom, occured operation in the same region

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain on the first postoperative day and the pain over the course of the postoperative hospital stay, measured by visual analog scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
satisfaction with analgetic treatment measured by visual analog scale on first day after operation and during the hospital stay