Clinical Trial Comparing Epidurals and Local Anaesthetic Wound Catheters in Patients Having Bowel Surgery

Scarborough General Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pain

Treatments: Other: Local anaesthetic wound catheter; Other: Epidural

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01279980

10/H1308/63

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to find out whether the use of Painbuster® (a local anaesthetic wound catheter) can be used instead of epidurals for patients having bowel surgery in an enhanced recovery programme. The investigators want to find out whether or not using this device means people need to stay in hospital for less time after surgery.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients who are undergoing either laparoscopic or open colorectal resection will be considered eligible for the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients under 18 years of age
• Pregnant females
• Patients undergoing an abdominoperineal resection
• Patients unable to understand English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Epidural

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects will have an epidural catheter placed to provide postoperative pain relief. This is standard care for those undergoing an enhanced recovery program.

Treatment:

Other: Epidural

Painbuster

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects will have a local anaesthetic wound catheter inserted into the wound at time of surgery rather than an epidural for the provision of postoperative pain relief.

Treatment:

Other: Local anaesthetic wound catheter