GallstonesLapCholeNCT01972620
RCT: Multi-modal Analgesia for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
A study testing Bupivacaine in people with Gallstones and Cholelithiasis, run by Klinicki Centar Vojvodine at 1 site in Serbia.
Trial summary
Analgesic efficacy of multi-modal analgesia is superior to standard analgesia for patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Topical cystic plate and port-site incision 0.25% bupivacaine significantly reduces pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Gallstones, Cholelithiasis, Pain
- What is being tested?
- Bupivacaine
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 63 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSerbia
- Study dates
- Feb 2010to Jun 2010
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- symptomatic cholelithiasis undergo elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- non - pregnant women
- 18 years or older
Who cannot join
- undergoing urgent cholecystectomy
- patients operated on for indications other than symptomatic cholelithiasisT
- those having conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy
- those that withdrew from the study for any reason before the end of the required 7-day follow up (including those that died during that period)
- those with incomplete data.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial (PRCT) Comparing Standard Analgesia With Multi-modal Targeted Operative and Port-Site Local Anesthesia for Post-Operative Pain Management in Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LapChole)
Analgesic efficacy of multi-modal analgesia is superior to standard analgesia for patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Topical cystic plate and port-site incision 0.25% bupivacaine significantly reduces pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Read the detailed description
Background: Peri-portal nerve stimulation has recently been suggested as a mechanism for pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LapChole). We therefore conducted a PRCT to evaluate whether somatovisceral pain blockade reduces pain after LapChole.
Hypothesis:Analgesic efficacy of multi-modal analgesia is superior to standard analgesia for patients undergoing elective LapChole for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Specifically, topical cystic plate and port-site infiltrationwith0.25% bupivacaine significantly reduces pain after LapChole.
Design: Single-blinded PRCT Setting: Academic medical centers Patients and Methods: Between February and May 2010 we randomly assigned 63 patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis in a 1:1 ratio to institutional standard non-opioid/opioid analgesic combinations (n=32), and institutional standard analgesia plus topical 0.25%bupivacaine spray onto the cystic plate and local 0.25% bupivacaine port-site injection,post-LapChole (n=31). Primary endpoint was patient-reported pain 1, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours, and 1 week post-LapCholeusing the Visual Acuity Score (VAS, 0-10).
Results: Study groups were comparable clinicopathologically. There were no study-procedure-associated adverse events. A statistically significant reduction in mean pain score was apparent in patients receiving multi-modal analgesia at all early (1-6 hours) post-operative time points and at one week following LapChole(p<0.05).
Conclusion: This PRCT shows significantly improved pain reduction with somatovisceral pain blockade than institutional standard analgesic combinations following LapChole for symptomatic cholelithiasis. For centers not utilizing adjunctive local anesthetic for this operation, this multi-modal analgesic approach can improve patient comfort during recovery.This approach serves as the basis for a planned 4-arm PRCT designed to provide further insights into the role of local anesthetics in multi-modal operative site analgesia.
- Conditions
- Gallstones, Cholelithiasis, Pain
- Being tested
- Bupivacaine
- Keywords
- gallstones, cholelithiasis, cholecystectomy, laparoscopic, pain
- Medical subject headings
- Gallstones, Cholelithiasis, Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
BupivacaineDrug
Also called Marcaine, Bupivacaine HCL
A 50:50 mixture of normal saline (8 ml) and 0.5% Bupivacaine was prepared within a 20 ml syringe (Total volume 16 ml; Final concentration = 0.25%). Following delivery of the gallbladder specimen in the Multi-modal analgesia group, 8 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine solution was sprayed onto the cystic plate (gallbladder fossa) with a spinal needle advanced under direct laparoscopic vision via a 5mm right subcostal laparoscopic port. The anesthetic solution was sprayed at an operating distance from the cystic plate of ~ 2 cm. Following evacuation of the pneumoperitoneum, again within the Multi-modal analgesia group, the remaining 8 ml of 0.25% Bupivacaine was infiltrated subcutaneously at each of the four laparoscopic port sites (2 ml per port site) prior to standard sutured closure of each incision
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-modal analgesia | Active comparator | Thirty-one patients were enrolled in this arm. Standard analgesia according to institutional standard and 50:50 mixture of normal saline (8 ml) and 0.5% Bupivacaine was prepared within a 20 ml syringe (Total volume = 16 ml; Final concentration = 0.25%). Following delivery of the gallbladder specimen 8 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine solution was sprayed onto the cystic plate (gallbladder fossa) with a spinal needle advanced under direct laparoscopic vision via a 5mm right subcostal laparoscopic port. The anesthetic solution was sprayed at an operating distance from the cystic plate of ~ 2 cm. Following evacuation of the pneumoperitoneum, the remaining 8 ml of 0.25% Bupivacaine was infiltrated subcutaneously at each of the 4 laparoscopic port sites (2 ml per port site) prior sutured closure. Receives: Drug: Bupivacaine |
| Control | No intervention | Thirty-two patients were enrolled in this arm. They received standard analgesia according to institutional standard of practice consisted of non-narcotic analgesia with narcotic analgesic rescue after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Visual Scale Pain VAS
The primary endpoint was patient-reported pain 1, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours, and 7 days following laparoscopic cholecystectomy using the Visual Acuity Score (VAS, 0-10).
Measured: from 0 to 7 postoperative days
Secondary outcomes (1)
nausea
Surgical outcome data recorded prospectively also included severity of post-operative nausea (measured VAS, 0 none and 10 worst state) on one and six hours post-operatively.
Measured: from 0 to 6 hours post-operatively
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Oct 2013 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2010
- Primary completionJun 2010
- Study completionJun 2010
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for GallstonesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 63 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Klinicki Centar Vojvodine
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Radovan Veljkovic, M.D., Ph.D., Klinicki Centar Vojvodine
- Investigators
- Radovan Veljkovic, MD, PhD, Principal investigator, Clinical Centre of Vojvodina
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01972620
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 00-01/515
- Acronym
- LapChole
- Status last verified
- Oct 2013
- First submitted
- 16 Oct 2013
- Last updated
- 30 Oct 2013
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Publications
Verma GR, Lyngdoh TS, Kaman L, Bala I. Placement of 0.5% bupivacaine-soaked Surgicel in the gallbladder bed is effective for pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc. 2006 Oct;20(10):1560-4. doi: 10.1007/s00464-005-0284-5. Epub 2006 Aug 1.
PubMed 16897291Boddy AP, Mehta S, Rhodes M. The effect of intraperitoneal local anesthesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesth Analg. 2006 Sep;103(3):682-8. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000226268.06279.5a.
PubMed 16931681Mitra S, Khandelwal P, Roberts K, Kumar S, Vadivelu N. Pain relief in laparoscopic cholecystectomy--a review of the current options. Pain Pract. 2012 Jul;12(6):485-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2011.00513.x. Epub 2011 Oct 19.
PubMed 22008277Gupta A. Local anaesthesia for pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy--a systematic review. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2005 Jun;19(2):275-92. doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2004.12.007.
PubMed 15966498
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Oct 2013. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial (PRCT) Comparing Standard Analgesia With Multi-modal Targeted Operative and Port-Site Local Anesthesia for Post-Operative Pain Management in Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LapChole)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01972620
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- LapChole / 00-01/515
- Conditions
- Gallstones, Cholelithiasis, Pain
- Keywords
- gallstones, cholelithiasis, cholecystectomy, laparoscopic, pain
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 63 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Klinicki Centar VojvodineUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Feb 2010
- Primary completion
- Jun 2010 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jun 2010 (actual)
- First posted
- 30 Oct 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Analgesic efficacy of multi-modal analgesia is superior to standard analgesia for patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Topical cystic plate and port-site incision 0.25% bupivacaine significantly reduces pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Detailed description
Background: Peri-portal nerve stimulation has recently been suggested as a mechanism for pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LapChole). We therefore conducted a PRCT to evaluate whether somatovisceral pain blockade reduces pain after LapChole.
Hypothesis:Analgesic efficacy of multi-modal analgesia is superior to standard analgesia for patients undergoing elective LapChole for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Specifically, topical cystic plate and port-site infiltrationwith0.25% bupivacaine significantly reduces pain after LapChole.
Design: Single-blinded PRCT Setting: Academic medical centers Patients and Methods: Between February and May 2010 we randomly assigned 63 patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis in a 1:1 ratio to institutional standard non-opioid/opioid analgesic combinations (n=32), and institutional standard analgesia plus topical 0.25%bupivacaine spray onto the cystic plate and local 0.25% bupivacaine port-site injection,post-LapChole (n=31). Primary endpoint was patient-reported pain 1, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours, and 1 week post-LapCholeusing the Visual Acuity Score (VAS, 0-10).
Results: Study groups were comparable clinicopathologically. There were no study-procedure-associated adverse events. A statistically significant reduction in mean pain score was apparent in patients receiving multi-modal analgesia at all early (1-6 hours) post-operative time points and at one week following LapChole(p<0.05).
Conclusion: This PRCT shows significantly improved pain reduction with somatovisceral pain blockade than institutional standard analgesic combinations following LapChole for symptomatic cholelithiasis. For centers not utilizing adjunctive local anesthetic for this operation, this multi-modal analgesic approach can improve patient comfort during recovery.This approach serves as the basis for a planned 4-arm PRCT designed to provide further insights into the role of local anesthetics in multi-modal operative site analgesia.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-modal analgesia | Active comparator | Drug: BupivacaineThirty-one patients were enrolled in this arm. Standard analgesia according to institutional standard and 50:50 mixture of normal saline (8 ml) and 0.5% Bupivacaine was prepared within a 20 ml syringe (Total volume = 16 ml; Final concentration = 0.25%). Following delivery of the gallbladder specimen 8 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine solution was sprayed onto the cystic plate (gallbladder fossa) with a spinal needle advanced under direct laparoscopic vision via a 5mm right subcostal laparoscopic port. The anesthetic solution was sprayed at an operating distance from the cystic plate of ~ 2 cm. Following evacuation of the pneumoperitoneum, the remaining 8 ml of 0.25% Bupivacaine was infiltrated subcutaneously at each of the 4 laparoscopic port sites (2 ml per port site) prior sutured closure. |
| Control | No intervention | –Thirty-two patients were enrolled in this arm. They received standard analgesia according to institutional standard of practice consisted of non-narcotic analgesia with narcotic analgesic rescue after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- symptomatic cholelithiasis undergo elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- non - pregnant women
- 18 years or older
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- undergoing urgent cholecystectomy
- patients operated on for indications other than symptomatic cholelithiasisT
- those having conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy
- those that withdrew from the study for any reason before the end of the required 7-day follow up (including those that died during that period)
- those with incomplete data.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| BupivacaineAlso: Marcaine, Bupivacaine HCLA 50:50 mixture of normal saline (8 ml) and 0.5% Bupivacaine was prepared within a 20 ml syringe (Total volume 16 ml; Final concentration = 0.25%). Following delivery of the gallbladder specimen in the Multi-modal analgesia group, 8 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine solution was sprayed onto the cystic plate (gallbladder fossa) with a spinal needle advanced under direct laparoscopic vision via a 5mm right subcostal laparoscopic port. The anesthetic solution was sprayed at an operating distance from the cystic plate of ~ 2 cm. Following evacuation of the pneumoperitoneum, again within the Multi-modal analgesia group, the remaining 8 ml of 0.25% Bupivacaine was infiltrated subcutaneously at each of the four laparoscopic port sites (2 ml per port site) prior to standard sutured closure of each incision | Drug | Multi-modal analgesia |
Primary outcome
Visual Scale Pain VAS
Time frame: from 0 to 7 postoperative days
The primary endpoint was patient-reported pain 1, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours, and 7 days following laparoscopic cholecystectomy using the Visual Acuity Score (VAS, 0-10).
1 secondary outcome
nausea
Time frame: from 0 to 6 hours post-operatively
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 30 Oct 2013.
- Results publication: PubMed 16897291Verma GR, Lyngdoh TS, Kaman L, Bala I. Placement of 0.5% bupivacaine-soaked Surgicel in the gallbladder bed is effective for pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc. 2006 Oct;20(10):1560-4. doi: 10.1007/s00464-005-0284-5. Epub 2006 Aug 1.
- Results publication: PubMed 16931681Boddy AP, Mehta S, Rhodes M. The effect of intraperitoneal local anesthesia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesth Analg. 2006 Sep;103(3):682-8. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000226268.06279.5a.
- Results publication: PubMed 22008277Mitra S, Khandelwal P, Roberts K, Kumar S, Vadivelu N. Pain relief in laparoscopic cholecystectomy--a review of the current options. Pain Pract. 2012 Jul;12(6):485-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2011.00513.x. Epub 2011 Oct 19.
- Results publication: PubMed 15966498Gupta A. Local anaesthesia for pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy--a systematic review. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2005 Jun;19(2):275-92. doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2004.12.007.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Radovan Veljkovic, MD, PhD principal investigator
Clinical Centre of Vojvodina
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Bupivacaine in people with Gallstones and Cholelithiasis, run by Klinicki Centar Vojvodine at 1 site in Serbia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Oct 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Serbia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Visual Scale Pain VAS (time frame: from 0 to 7 postoperative days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01972620, which also lists 4 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Oct 2013.