Perioperative Epidural Versus Intravenous Local Anesthetic Infusion in Open Upper Abdominal Surgery

NCT03005171 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2017-12-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study evaluates the efficacy of intravenous lidocaine as an analgesic modality in patients undergoing open upper abdominal surgery; when compared with thoracic epidural analgesia. Half of participants will receive intravenous lidocaine infusion, while the other half will receive thoracic epidural bupivacaine infusion.

Conditions

  • Acute Pain

Interventions

DRUG

Bupivacaine

Thoracic epidural bupivacaine infusion

DRUG

Lidocaine

Intravenous lidocaine infusion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Assiut University · Assiut University, Egypt

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-07-31
Completion
2017-08-31

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