Assessing the feasiblity of the use of ultrasound-guided spermatic cord block in patients undergoing vasectomy reversal in a prospective interventional study with a historical comparison group

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Vasectomy reversal; Anesthesia; Surgery - Surgical techniques; Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610001094066
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Urology, Inselspital Bern

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-12-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Males after vasectomy scheduled for vasectomy reversal surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

Refusal of regional anesthesia.
Adiposity with a body-mass-index over 40.
Known bleeding disorders.
Blood coagulation abnormalities as International Normalized Ratio (INR) >1.5 or platelet count <100`000/µl

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Success rate of the spermatic cord block, which was defined as surgery with no or light pains VAS <= 3 (0 no pain up to 10 worst imaginable pain) without any substitution of opioids, additional local anesthetics, or conversion to general or neuraxial anesthesia.[Pains and eventual substitution of opioids, additional local anesthetics or conversion to general or neuraxial anesthesia are assessed before the injection of the block (15 min before surgery) for baseline, during the injection of the block (15 min before surgery), at the beginning of surgery, during surgery every 30 min, and at the end of surgery.]