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Lidocaine Infusion in Radical Cystectomy

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Ileus
Interventions
Drug: IV normal saline
Registration Number
NCT03047057
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
Brief Summary

Radical cystectomy (RC) remains the gold standard for treatment of patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer, or recurrent high grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Nowadays, enhanced recovery pathway is used to decrease morbidity and improve acute rehabilitation after RC. Postoperative ileus is the most frequent reason for prolonged hospital stay following cystectomy.

Detailed Description

Radical cystectomy remains the gold standard for treatment of patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer, or recurrent high grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. The high rates of morbidity and mortality reflect the fact that the majority of patients undergoing this procedure are elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. Postoperative ileus is the most frequent reason for prolonged hospital stay following cystectomy. To reduce the risk of ileus, prokinetics such as metoclopramide should be used postoperatively. Local anesthetics exert their actions as local anesthesia and antiarrhythmic through Na channels blocking but still have many other important actions through other receptors (e.g., m1 muscarinic receptors) that occur at very low plasma levels compared to levels needed for Na channels blocking, one of these actions is the anti-inflammatory effect against surgical stress response. Several randomized studies found that i.v. lidocaine shortens duration of postoperative ileus and some of it reported decreased postoperative pain with i.v. lidocaine, so they recommended i.v. lidocaine as a safe, simple, and less invasive method for management of postoperative ileus and equal to postoperative epidural analgesia.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
57
Inclusion Criteria
  • 45-75 yr ASA class I,II, and III Elective radical cystectomy
Exclusion Criteria
  • Allergy to the study medication, pre-existing chronic pain at any site requiring treatment, Psychiatric disease, hepatic or renal impairment, seizure disorder requiring medication within the previous 2 years

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ControlIV normal salineIV normal saline infusion
LidocaineLidocaineIV Lidocaine infusion
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postoperative return of gastrointestinal (GI) function15 day

Time to the first defecation

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postoperative Pain72 hours after surgery

a 10 cm visual analog pain scale (VAS) at rest and during mobilization

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seham Mohamed Moeen Ibrahim

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Asyut, Egypt

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