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Ropivacaine Plus Magnesium Sulphate Infiltration

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Parathyroid Diseases
Postoperative Pain
Anesthesia, Local
Thyroid Diseases
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05294393
Lead Sponsor
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Brief Summary

In the domain of endocrine gland surgery, thyroidectomy is the most common procedure. Patients report moderate to severe discomfort postoperatively, which is induced by a variety of mechanisms, the most common of which are cervical incision and surgical maneuvers. The other two causes are endotracheal intubation and neck overextension. Incisional pain, odynophagia, dysphagia, neck and shoulder pain have all been reported as sources of discomfort.However, it seems that this discomfort has a time limit, with a considerable decrease in pain scores that will last 24 to 36 hours. Pain is felt more profoundly within the first few hours after surgery, peaking at 6 hours, with patients requesting further analgesic medication.

Surgical wound infiltration can inhibit this procedure by preventing the alginate signal from reaching the incision site's receptors. According to the multimodal analgesia trends, magnesium sulfate can be added to the ropivacaine solution. Magnesium acts as an NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor antagonist, inhibiting cerebral sensitization to peripheral pain stimuli while reducing pre-existing hyperalgesia.

It becomes evident that this combination could contribute to attain the maximum analgesic efficacy. So, if any superiority of ropivacaine plus magnesium sulphate over ropivacaine could be demonstrated this would be very helpful in providing sufficient analgesic effects with a low incidence of adverse effects, while enhancing the option of one day surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
68
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient ≥ 18 years old
  • Surgical indication for Total thyroidectomy
  • Surgical indication forparathyroidectomy
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients < 18 years old
  • Prior neck operation
  • Lateral neck dissection
  • Patient with history of chronic opioid use
  • Patient with chronic pain syndromes
  • Patient with allergy to ropivacaine

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Ropivacaine 10%Ropivacaine 10%Wound infiltration with 12 ml solution of 100mg ropivacaine at the end of surgery before wound closure
Ropivacaine 10% magnesium sulphate 10mg/kgRopivacaine 10% plus magnesium sulphate 10mg/kgWound infiltration with 12 ml solution of 100mg ropivacaine plus magnesium sulphate 10mg/kg at the end of surgery before wound closure
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Efficacy of Ropivacaine Plus Magnesium Sulphate Infiltration vs Ropivacaine24 postoperative hours

Calculation of the total post-operative analgesic doses administered, converted to effective mg of morphine.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Subjective measurements 230 minutes before the infiltration, 6 hours and 24 hours postoperatively

Alterations in Tumor Necrosis Factor a (TNF-a) in pg/ml

Subjective measurements 330 minutes before the infiltration, 6 hours and 24 hours postoperatively

Alterations in Interleukin 6 (IL-6) in pg/ml

Incisional Pain30 minutes ,1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours

Incisional Pain will be measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain questionnaire

Subjective measurements 130 minutes before the infiltration, 6 hours and 24 hours postoperatively

Alterations in cortisol in μg/dl

Complications24 hours, 7 days

Adverse effects of the infiltrated agents

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aristotle University

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Thessaloniki, Other, Greece

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