Evaluation of the Analgesic Efficacy of Multimodal Pain Control Regimens That Aim to Limit the Use of Narcotics in Cholecystectomy and Hernia Repairs

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Acute Pain

• Registration Number: NCT06095453
• Lead Sponsor: Methodist Health System

Brief Summary

Subjects were patients of the five surgeons with Surgical Associates of Mansfield (SAM) who underwent an elective or urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy; or elective or urgent laparoscopic or open hernia repair (inguinal, ventral, or umbilical); and who otherwise met the inclusion criteria. I

Detailed Description

This performance improvement study is a retrospective review of data obtained from patients at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center (MMMC) in Mansfield, Texas from May 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022. Subjects were patients of the five surgeons with Surgical Associates of Mansfield (SAM) who underwent an elective or urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy; or elective or urgent laparoscopic or open hernia repair (inguinal, ventral, or umbilical); and who otherwise met the inclusion criteria. Incisional hernias were excluded. Emergent hernia operations that required bowel or colon resections due to strangulation were excluded

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-02-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-07-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-18
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-23
• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-26
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-27
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-01
• Study Completion: 2024-12-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Patients of the five physicians of the SAM group Patients ≥18 years Patients undergoing urgent or elective laparoscopic and robotic cholecystectomy OR patients undergoing urgent or elective laparoscopic, robotic or open hernia repair (ventral, umbilical, or inguinal).

Exclusion Criteria

Patients <18 years Patients with chronic pain conditions managed with chronic use of narcotics Patients that underwent incisional hernia repairs Patients that underwent complicated hernia repairs that included other operations such as colon and bowel resection procedures

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Narcotics Doses and timeframe	4 months	number of doses of narcotics taken including the number of times refilled.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Methodist Dallas Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States