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Wound Catheter Vs LA Bolus in Renal Transplant: RCT

Recruiting
Conditions
Wound
Registration Number
NCT06011421
Lead Sponsor
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Brief Summary

Pain control is an important part of patients' care after a kidney transplant. Currently patients receive a one off injection of Local Anaesthetic (LA) in the wound at the end of the operation followed by Intravenous morphine through a Patient Controlled Analgesia System (PCAS), a button pressed to provide a calculated dose with lock out times for safety.

Through this study the aim to test the efficiency of Continuous Local Anaesthetic Infiltration via Wound Catheter (LAWC) which is a method to deliver Local Anaesthetic over a longer period of time after the operation. LAWC are currently in use in a variety of surgical specialities including Liver surgery. Patients participating in this study will be allocated randomly to one of 2 groups; one will receive LA at the end of the operation as per current practice and one will receive LAWC. It then compare outcomes such as the the dose of morphine required in the PCAS, quality of pain control and improvement in recovery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
88
Inclusion Criteria
  • Primary kidney transplantation
  • Single kidney transplantation
  • Signed informed Consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Midline laparotomy
  • Dual kidney transplantation
  • Kidney re-transplantation
  • Multi-organ transplantation
  • Patients on Long term opiates
  • Patients with psychiatric illness

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Total Dose of IV Morphine in the first 24 hours post op24 hours

Measurment of the dose delivered in 24 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

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Leeds, United Kingdom

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Leeds, United Kingdom

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