The Effect of Abdominal Binder Use on Postoperative Pain and Mobility in Patients Undergoing Pelvic Surgery

University Hospitals (UH)

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Laparoscopic Surgery

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Abdominal Surgery

Post Operative Pain

Treatments

Device: Abdominal binder

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03684304

binder071718

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effect of post-operative abdominal binder usage on total narcotic usage after undergoing surgery. To determine if abdominal binder usage results in decreased visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores and shorter time to first ambulation post operatively.

Enrollment

36 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients must be 18 years or older.
Willing and able to provide informed consent.
Patients must be undergoing scheduled pelvic surgery.
Patients must be admitted overnight (at least one night) after surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Patients who are younger than 18 years old.
Patients who are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.
Patients who are illiterate.
Patients who are non-English speaking or reading.
Patients who are unwilling to be contacted by phone after surgery.
Patients who are undergoing pelvic surgery that does not warrant observation or admission after surgery for at least one night.
Patients who are having surgery for any other indication other than pelvic surgery.
Patients with a chronic pain syndrome (as evidenced by daily intake of opioids).