Vaginal Wound Infiltration Analgesia for Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: a Randomized Trial

Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Postoperative Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Vaginal wound local analgesia after laparoscopic hysterectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02767544

98/13/03/03/2014/2

Details and patient eligibility

About

In cases of laparoscopic hysterectomy , women were randomized to two groups: ropivacaine ( vaginal wound infiltration analgesia) vs. control group. Results regarding postoperative pain and need of oxycodone.

Full description

Women assigned to laparoscopic hysterectomy were randomly divided into two groups as regard surgery: a ropivacaine group (RG) (n=41) and a control group (CG) (n=40). General anesthesia and use of local anesthetics were standardized. Visual analog scale (VAS) scores for pain and side effects (nausea/vomiting) and the amount of postoperative analgesic used were recorded for 24 hours.

Enrollment: 81 patients

Sex

Ages: 30 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The criteria for inclusion were scheduled laparoscopic hysterectomy

Exclusion criteria

The exclusion Criteria were contraindications to any of the forms of medication used in the study (oxycodone, ketoprofen, paracetamol), language difficulties ( inability to understand and speak Finnish or Swedish)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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81 participants in 2 patient groups

ropivacaine group

Experimental group

Description:

Vaginal wound local analgesia by 10ml ropivacaine 7.5mg/ml injection after laparoscopic hysterectomy

Treatment:

Procedure: Vaginal wound local analgesia after laparoscopic hysterectomy

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Vaginal wound no local analgesia by 10 ml ropivacaine 7.5mg/ml injection after laparoscopic hysterectomy