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Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Continuous Wound Infusion After Laparoscopy

Not Applicable
Conditions
Benign Gynecologic Neoplasm
Interventions
Drug: 0.9% saline group
Device: ON-Q Painbuster Silver Soaker
Registration Number
NCT03645304
Lead Sponsor
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
Brief Summary

Studies evaluating the effectiveness of continuous wound infusion (CWI) to manage postoperative pain following laparoscopy are markedly lacking. Especially, there was no study comparing CWI and placebo in treating gynecologic laparoscopy. Therefore, the investigators conducted this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to investigate whether CWI of local anesthetics was an effective strategy for enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), compared with placebo in patients undergoing benign gynecologic laparoscopy.

Detailed Description

Laparoscopic surgery has become an acceptable alternative for open surgery in treating benign gynecologic diseases. One of most important advantages of laparoscopy is a reduced postoperative pain compared with open surgery. Moreover, postoperative pain plays an important part in the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway. Although the length of hospitalization and recovery period after laparoscopy tends to be shorter, postoperative pain can still be an important issue.

Recently, continuous wound infusion (CWI) providing a constant flow of local anesthetic directly a surgical wound postoperatively has been widely used to reduce pain after cesarean section and open surgery. Studies evaluating the effectiveness of CWI to manage postoperative pain following laparoscopy are markedly lacking. Especially, there was no study comparing CWI and placebo in treating gynecologic laparoscopy. Therefore, the investigators conducted this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to investigate whether CWI of local anesthetics was an effective strategy for ERAS, compared with placebo in patients undergoing benign gynecologic laparoscopy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
66
Inclusion Criteria
  • age between 18 and 80 years,
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status (ASAPS) classification I-II
  • the absence of pregnancy at the time of surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • allergy to amide local anesthetics including ropivacaine
  • laparoscopic surgery needing ≥ 3 separate skin incisions
  • history of ventral or incisional hernia
  • pre-existing coagulopathy, neurologic or cognitive dysfunction
  • systemic or regional (especially, umbilicus) infection
  • previously taking opioids for acute or chronic pain
  • inability to accurately express their pain.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
0.9% Saline group0.9% saline groupContinuous wound infusion device used in this study was ON-Q Painbuster Silver Soaker (I-Flow Corporation, Lake Forest, CA, USA) comprised an elastomeric pump maintaining constant pressure to infuse 2ml/hour of analgesic to the wound through a catheter for 50 hours. In all participants, the surgeon inserted a 20-gauge, 6.5-cm, multi-holed soaker catheter through an introducer needle after closure of the transumbilical fascia. The catheter was located in the deep subcutaneous space, above the fascia near the skin incision. In the control group, an elastomeric pump filled with filled with 100ml of 0.9% saline .
Ropivacaine groupON-Q Painbuster Silver SoakerContinuous wound infusion device used in this study was ON-Q Painbuster Silver Soaker (I-Flow Corporation, Lake Forest, CA, USA) comprised an elastomeric pump maintaining constant pressure to infuse 2ml/hour of analgesic to the wound through a catheter for 50 hours. In all participants, the surgeon inserted a 20-gauge, 6.5-cm, multi-holed soaker catheter through an introducer needle after closure of the transumbilical fascia. The catheter was located in the deep subcutaneous space, above the fascia near the skin incision. In the experimental group, an elastomeric pump filled with local analgesic solution (total volume 100ml) containing 750mg ropivacaine .
Ropivacaine groupRopivacaineContinuous wound infusion device used in this study was ON-Q Painbuster Silver Soaker (I-Flow Corporation, Lake Forest, CA, USA) comprised an elastomeric pump maintaining constant pressure to infuse 2ml/hour of analgesic to the wound through a catheter for 50 hours. In all participants, the surgeon inserted a 20-gauge, 6.5-cm, multi-holed soaker catheter through an introducer needle after closure of the transumbilical fascia. The catheter was located in the deep subcutaneous space, above the fascia near the skin incision. In the experimental group, an elastomeric pump filled with local analgesic solution (total volume 100ml) containing 750mg ropivacaine .
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
postoperative pain24-hour after surgery

The postoperative pain was measured using a visual analog scale (VAS) at 24 hours after surgery by several assessors who were blinded to the interventions. The scale was presented as a 10-cm line with verbal descriptors ranging from "no pain" to "worst imaginable pain".

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
the number of rescue analgesicswithin 3days after surgery

Rescue analgesia (75 mg diclofenac sodium administered intramuscularly or 25mg pethidine intramuscularly) was provided upon participant request

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kangbuk Samsung Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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