Effects of Local Anesthesia on Post-operative Pain During Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

Lahey Health

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Post Operative Pain (Post Laparoscopic Hernia Repair)

Treatments: Drug: 0.5% Bupivicaine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02055053

LCID 2013-031

Details and patient eligibility

About

To assess effect of local anesthetic into the preperitoneal space during laparoscopic hernia repair on post-operative pain.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 or older with unilateral or bilateral inguinal herna for laparoscopic repair
• American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) Class I and II

Exclusion criteria

• Conversion from laparoscopic to open surgery
• History of Chronic pain or ongoing treatment for chronic pain
• Age less than 18 yrs
• Allergy to local anesthetics

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

anesthetic intervention

Experimental group

Description:

After deployment of therapeutic mesh in the preperitoneal space of the abdomen wall during the procedure, the treatment group will receive infusion of 15 cc 0.5% Bupivicaine.

Treatment:

Drug: 0.5% Bupivicaine

Saline intervention

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

After deployment of therapeutic mesh in the preperitoneal space of the abdomen wall during the procedure, the placebo group will receive the infusion of 15 cc 0.9% Saline.

Treatment:

Drug: 0.5% Bupivicaine