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Clinical Trials/NCT02030717
NCT02030717
Completed
Phase 2

Randomized Study of Spinal Anesthesia Compared With Traditional Epidural Anesthesia Concerning Peroperative and Postoperative Pain After Open Nephrectomy in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma

Umeå University1 site in 1 country120 target enrollmentFebruary 2012

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
klonidin
Conditions
Pre- and Postoperative Analgesia
Sponsor
Umeå University
Enrollment
120
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
postoperative mobilisation index
Status
Completed
Last Updated
10 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The study aim to study whether spinal anesthesia (using: bupivacain, morfin och klonidin) can be better than epidural anesthesia during and after open surgery for renal cell carcinoma. Per- and postoperative pain after spinal anesthesia with klonidin can be reduced and, thus, shorten the hospital stay and rehabilitation of the patients.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
February 2012
End Date
May 2015
Last Updated
10 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • all patients in ASA score I - III, planned to be treated with open radical nephrectomy or nephron-sparing surgery having renal cell carcinoma

Exclusion Criteria

  • patients in ASA score IV-V,
  • patients with advanced tumour thrombus in vena cava inferior,
  • patients with high risk for bleeding
  • patients with previous chronic pain symptoms
  • patients having drug abuse
  • patients having cognitive deficiencies or dementia disease
  • patients with any contraindication of either spinal or epidural anesthesia
  • patients younger than 18 years and pregnant woman
  • patients having a weight less than 45 kg or weight over 120 kg

Arms & Interventions

Spinal anesthesia

The drugs used in the spinal injection are: 12 mg bupivacain, 160 ug morfin och klonidin( \< 60 years 75 ug, 60 - 85 years old 60 ug and older than 85 years 45 ug)

Intervention: klonidin

Epidural anesthesia

Epidural anesthesia patients group gets an epidural catheter at level Th 8- 10 with per- and postoperative infusion with a routine mixture of: bupivacain 1 mg/ml, fentanyl 1 ug/ml, and adrenalin 1 ug/ml) until termination.

Intervention: epidural anesthesia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

postoperative mobilisation index

Time Frame: within the first 30 days (plus or minus 5 days) after surgery

Using a number of variables an index of mobilisation has been created; eg pain (10 graded scale), malaise, intravenous substitution, eating in dining room, Walking outside ward room, passage of stool, carrying urinary bladder catheter, can mobilise out of bed without help

Secondary Outcomes

  • time of hospitalization(within the first 15 days after surgery)

Study Sites (1)

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