Status:
COMPLETED
Intraperitoneal Analgesia After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Lead Sponsor:
Aga Khan University
Conditions:
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Eligibility:
All Genders
14+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Although laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with less pain than contemporary open procedures; it is definitely not pain free and the magnitude of postoperative shoulder and abdominal pain in t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of symptomatic gallstones requiring laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Elective surgical procedure
- American Society of Anesthesiologists class I and II
Exclusion
- Patients refusing randomization
- Patients already on analgesics
- Patients with acute cholecystitis
- Patients requiring preoperative cholangiogram or common bile duct exploration
- Patients having bile or stone spillage during procedure
- Patients requiring conversion to open procedure
- Patients requiring re-exploration for any reason
- Patients with history of allergy to local anesthetic agents
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00950625
Start Date
August 1 2009
End Date
August 1 2010
Last Update
January 25 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Aga Khan University
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, 74800