Bupivicaine to Reduce Postoperative Pain in Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair

Chang, Steve S., M.D.

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Postoperative Pain

Treatments: Drug: Bupivicaine Infusion

Study type: Interventional

Identifiers

NCT01530815

LapHernia_SBCH

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators are testing to see if infusion of bupivicaine between the mesh and abdominal wall can reduce postoperative pain and decrease use of narcotics in the postoperative setting.

Full description

The primary objective of this study is to test different methods for pain management following laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. We hypothesize that local analgesic injection between the abdominal wall and mesh intraoperatively during laparoscopic ventral hernia repair will result in a 20% decrease in the use of post-surgery pain medication in the first four hours after surgery.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patient must be scheduled for a laparoscopic ventral hernia repair at SBCH. If any additional procedure is performed, the subject will be excluded from the study
2. Age 18 or older
3. Patient must agree to complete pain journal postoperatively
4. Informed consent signed and dated by patient. Consenting through a legally authorized guardian will not be accepted due to the necessity of completing a subjective pain journal

Exclusion criteria

1. Any surgical procedure occurring besides the study procedure
2. Any allergy or sensitivity to bupivicaine or its derivatives
3. Less than 18 years of age
4. Patient unable to self report in pain journal due to cognitive disabilities
5. Discharged less than 4 hours post-surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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80 participants in 1 patient group

Bupivicaine Infusion

Experimental group

Description:

We will infuse bupivicaine between the abdominal wall and mesh to try and reduce postoperative pain

Treatment:

Drug: Bupivicaine Infusion