Status:

WITHDRAWN

Bupivacaine Injections Into Uterosacral Ligaments During Robotic Assisted Total Hysterectomies

Lead Sponsor:

Souza, Amanda, M.D.

Conditions:

Pain

Eligibility:

FEMALE

21-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Will patients that receive injections of Marcaine into the uterine nerve via the uterosacral ligaments experience less pain postoperatively, need less narcotic pain medication and return to activities...

Detailed Description

Gynecologists use paracervical blocks in the office for decreasing pain during office based procedures. Paracervical blocks, in the office, work by injecting the cervix with local anesthetic, typicall...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients undergoing robotically assisted total hysterectomies with cystoscopy and with or without procedures involving the adnexa (salpingectomies and salpingo-oophorectomies)

Exclusion

  • Patients undergoing single incision procedures, those having supracervical hysterectomies and additional procedures involving their pelvic floor (including bladder neck suspension, anterior colophorraphy, posterior colophorraphy, perinealplasty) and sacracolpopexy
  • Patients with allergies to bupivacaine and its derivatives
  • Patients taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors or tricyclic antidepressants
  • Patients with known clinically significant hepatic, gastrointestinal, renal, haematological, urologic, neurological, respiratory, endocrine or cardiovascular system abnormalities
  • Patients with abnormal ECG's and prolonged QT syndrome
  • Patients who are currently requiring narcotic pain medication or use narcotic pain medications regularly (more than twice weekly)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02230735

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

August 1 2014

Last Update

May 5 2016

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Botsford General Hospital

Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States, 48336