SUperior Hypogastric Plexus Block During Laparoscopic hysterEctomy (SUBTLE)

Sun Yat-sen University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Hysterectomy

Treatments: Procedure: Superior hypogastric plexus block

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06455540

E2022273

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial sest to assess the efficacy of a superior hypogastric plexus block (SHPB) for quality of recovery after a laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Enrollment: 198 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Able to provide informed consent
• Undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign indications

Exclusion criteria

• Planned procedure that requires dissection of the presacral space
• Allergy to block medication (s)
• Known or suspected malignancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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198 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Nerve block

Experimental group

Description:

The superior hypogastric plexus block in this group will contain 20 mL of 0.75% ropivacaine hydrochloride.

Treatment:

Procedure: Superior hypogastric plexus block

Placebo block

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The superior hypogastric plexus block in this group will contain 20 mL of 0.9% normal saline.

Treatment:

Procedure: Superior hypogastric plexus block