ocal anaesthesia for prevention of pain after removal of tonsils in adult patients
Completed
- Conditions
- TonsillectomySurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN16492065
- Lead Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital (Finland)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adult patients age over 18 years scheduled for elective day-surgery tonsillectomy, operation under general anaesthesia
2. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) class I and II
Exclusion Criteria
1. Peritonsillary abscess 2 weeks preoperatively
2. Suspicion of malignancy
3. Haemostatic disorder
4. Regular analgesic use
5. Antidepressant medication
6. Allergy or contraindication to research medication
7. Weight less than 50kg or more than 120kg
8. Inability to communicate in Finnish or Swedish
9. Inability to use Numerical rating scale (NRS) pain scale
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity when swallowing measured on NRS 0-10 (0 no pain, 10 worst possible pain) during 7 postoperative days. Area under curve (AUC) of the pain intensity will be calculated.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Worst pain during two hours followup in post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)<br>2. The amount of pain and pain medication during 14 postoperative days