Status:
UNKNOWN
A Pilot Study of Bupivacaine Infusion in Abdominal Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Margherita CADDEDU
Collaborating Sponsors:
McMaster University
The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
Conditions:
Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The incisions used in abdominal surgery can be quite painful, requiring strong pain medications. A new pain pump that trickles small amounts of local freezing into the incision has been developed that...
Detailed Description
Pain in the post-operative period has been a limiting factor delaying recovery following abdominal surgery. Furthermore, it has been associated with several complications including ileus, urinary rete...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- eligible and consented patients between the ages of 18 and 80
- male and female patients
- scheduled for elective laparoscopic colorectal resection
- anesthetist-assessed to be ASA 1-3
Exclusion
- patients with allergies to medications used in study
- non-ambulatory patients
- patients with foreign bodies (ie. Orthopedics prostheses)
- patients requiring colostomies as part of procedure
- patients with enterocutaneous, entero-enteric, enterovaginal, enterovesicular, recto-vaginal, entero-utero fistulas
- pregnant patients
- immuno-compromised patients
- patients with moderate to severe ascites or moderate to severe hepatic insufficiency
- patients unable to speak and comprehend English
- patients requiring emergency colorectal resection
- patients who, for medical reasons assessed by an anesthetist, are deemed deserving of epidural analgesia
- patients with seizure disorders
- patients assessed by an anesthetist to be ASA 4 or 5
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00280553
Start Date
April 1 2005
End Date
April 1 2013
Last Update
May 15 2012
Active Locations (1)
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McMaster University-St. Joseph's Healthcare
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 4A6