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Injection of Local Anesthetic to Trocar Insertion Sites After Laparoscopy

NCT01688596 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 135

Last updated 2019-09-09

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Summary

The primary objective of this study is to assess if injection of local anesthetic to the laparoscopic trocar sites after a hysterectomy will make a difference in a patient's pain after surgery.

Conditions

  • Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

DRUG

Bupivacaine

Bupivacaine (0.25%) will be injected through the closed trocar incisions after completion of the laparoscopic hysterectomy case.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gerald Harkins, MD · Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

  • Maria Teresa Tam, MD · Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

  • Matthew Davies, MD · Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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