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Pelvic PainNCT04118777

Postoperative Narcotic Use After Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery

A study testing Ropivacaine in people with Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis, run by University of Tennessee, Chattanooga.

Withdrawn

Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

Official record
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Trial summary

This will be a prospective, randomized, double blinded placebo-controlled study at Erlanger hospital. Eligible patients who provide consent will be randomized into one of two arms receiving continuous intra-peritoneal local anesthetic with 0.2% Ropivacaine or saline. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Pelvic Pain, Endometriosis, Pelvic Prolapse
What is being tested?
Ropivacaine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
0 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 May 2020to 30 Jul 2020
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 to 65 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All patients undergoing laparoscopic gynecologic surgery with either the traditional "straight stick" or robotic assisted techniques will be considered for eligibility. Eligible patients will include those with pelvic pain and endometriosis as well as those who present for pelvic floor reconstruction. Surgical procedures performed will include excision of endometriosis, lysis of adhesions, hysterectomy, bilateral or unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, cystectomy, and pelvic reconstruction.
  • Patients who are 18 years or older
  • Patients who provide written surgical consent
  • Patients who are capable and willing to follow up with surveys and complete pain and pill diaries

Who cannot join

  • Patients who are unable or willing to provide consent and complete the follow up surveys and dairies
  • Patients who are allergic to Ropivacaine
  • Patients whose minimally invasive procedures were converted to laparotomies

About this study

Official title: Postoperative Narcotic Use After Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial Comparing Continuous Intraperitoneal Infusion of Ropivacaine Versus Saline for Post-operative Pain Control

This will be a prospective, randomized, double blinded placebo-controlled study at Erlanger hospital. Eligible patients who provide consent will be randomized into one of two arms receiving continuous intra-peritoneal local anesthetic with 0.2% Ropivacaine or saline.

Read the detailed description

This will be a prospective, randomized, double blinded placebo-controlled study at Erlanger hospital. Eligible patients who provide consent will be randomized into one of two arms receiving continuous intra-peritoneal local anesthetic with 0.2% Ropivacaine or saline. After inclusion criteria are met and consents are obtained all patients will be sent home with a pain measurement, a pill diary to record the quantity of narcotic tablets taken, and a questionnaire nausea and vomiting symptoms.

After placement of the ON-Q pain pump the select-a-flow rate will be set to 6 mL/hr for all study participants. . All study participants will be provided with rescue pain medications as needed. If possible non-narcotic medications such as Tylenol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory's will be utilized first. If pain persists narcotic medications will be provided. Oxycodone 5 mg will be utilized unless a patient reported allergy exists. All rescue narcotics utilized will be converted into morphine equivalents and documented. All patients will be discharged with Oxycodone 5 mg with 35 tablets which provides pain coverage for 7 days after surgery. In addition to Oxycodone all patients will be discharged with Sprix, a nasal non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication, as well as Zofran and movantik, a medication for narcotic induced constipation. All patients will be instructed to administer Sprix by placing one puff into each nostril every 6 hours for a total of 5 days after surgery. They will further be instructed to take oral Tylenol 1000 mg every 6 hours for a total of 4 days after surgery. Assigned research personnel will contact all patients to obtain the results of their survey and pill dairy at 48 hours and one week after surgery. Patients will then present for a two-week post-operative visit where study personnel will complete data collection. All study participants who request a narcotic refill within 6 weeks of surgery will be documented.

Being tested
Ropivacaine
Medical subject headings
Pelvic Pain, Endometriosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • RopivacaineDrug

    0.2 % Ropivacaine will be continuously administered intraperitoneally at a rate of 6 mL/hr

Study groups in NCT04118777
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
0.2 % RopivacaineActive comparatorAn ON-Q pain pump will be placed into the pelvic cavity and 0.2% Ropivacaine will be continuously administered intraperitoneally at a rate of 6 mL/hr.
Receives: Drug: Ropivacaine
SalinePlacebo comparatorAn ON-Q pain pump will be placed into the pelvic cavity and saline will be continuously administered intraperitoneally at a rate of 6 mL/hr
Receives: Drug: Ropivacaine

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Amount of rescue narcotics consumed in the postoperative period, calculated as morphine equivalents.

    All rescue oral narcotics taken in the post-operative period will be converted to morphine equivalents and recorded

    Measured: 6 weeks after surgery

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. post-operative pain scores

    Pain scores will be obtained via the visual analog scale (VAS). The VAS tool measures pain on a scale from 0 to 10 with 0 being no pain and 10 being unbearable pain.

    Measured: 1,2, 4, and 48 hours after surgery. 1 and 2 weeks after surgery

  2. nausea and vomiting

    The postoperative nausea and vomiting impact scale will be used to measure the presence and amount of nausea and vomiting. The scale measures the amount of vomiting from 0 ( no vomiting) to 3 ( three or more episodes of vomiting). The second questions measures the presence of nausea and then the amount from o ( no nausea) to 3 ( all of the time).

    Measured: 48 hours, 1 week, and 2 weeks after surgery

  3. Hospital discharge

    Time to discharge

    Measured: post-operative day zero to two

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Oct 2019
  2. Study start1 May 2020 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Jul 2020 (estimated)

Why it stopped: Misregistered to wrong sponsor.

Resources

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
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04118777
Sponsor's protocol ID
123
Status last verified
Jul 2021
First submitted
1 Oct 2019
Last updated
20 Jul 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Madsen AM, Stark LM, Has P, Emerson JB, Schulkin J, Matteson KA. Opioid Knowledge and Prescribing Practices Among Obstetrician-Gynecologists. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Jan;131(1):150-157. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002407.

    PubMed 29215508
  • As-Sanie S, Till SR, Mowers EL, Lim CS, Skinner BD, Fritsch L, Tsodikov A, Dalton VK, Clauw DJ, Brummett CM. Opioid Prescribing Patterns, Patient Use, and Postoperative Pain After Hysterectomy for Benign Indications. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Dec;130(6):1261-1268. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002344.

    PubMed 29112660
  • Hota LS, Warda HA, Haviland MJ, Searle FM, Hacker MR. Opioid use following gynecologic and pelvic reconstructive surgery. Int Urogynecol J. 2018 Oct;29(10):1441-1445. doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3474-5. Epub 2017 Sep 9.

    PubMed 28889218
  • Brummett CM, Waljee JF, Goesling J, Moser S, Lin P, Englesbe MJ, Bohnert ASB, Kheterpal S, Nallamothu BK. New Persistent Opioid Use After Minor and Major Surgical Procedures in US Adults. JAMA Surg. 2017 Jun 21;152(6):e170504. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0504. Epub 2017 Jun 21.

    PubMed 28403427
  • Wick EC, Grant MC, Wu CL. Postoperative Multimodal Analgesia Pain Management With Nonopioid Analgesics and Techniques: A Review. JAMA Surg. 2017 Jul 1;152(7):691-697. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0898.

    PubMed 28564673
  • Perniola A, Fant F, Magnuson A, Axelsson K, Gupta A. Postoperative pain after abdominal hysterectomy: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial comparing continuous infusion vs patient-controlled intraperitoneal injection of local anaesthetic. Br J Anaesth. 2014 Feb;112(2):328-36. doi: 10.1093/bja/aet345. Epub 2013 Oct 31.

    PubMed 24185607
  • Chung D, Lee YJ, Jo MH, Park HJ, Lim GW, Cho H, Nam EJ, Kim SW, Kim JH, Kim YT, Kim S. The ON-Q pain management system in elective gynecology oncologic surgery: Management of postoperative surgical site pain compared to intravenous patient-controlled analgesia. Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2013 Mar;56(2):93-101. doi: 10.5468/OGS.2013.56.2.93. Epub 2013 Mar 12.

    PubMed 24327987
  • Gupta A, Perniola A, Axelsson K, Thorn SE, Crafoord K, Rawal N. Postoperative pain after abdominal hysterectomy: a double-blind comparison between placebo and local anesthetic infused intraperitoneally. Anesth Analg. 2004 Oct;99(4):1173-1179. doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000130260.24433.A2.

    PubMed 15385371
  • Cottam DR, Fisher B, Atkinson J, Link D, Volk P, Friesen C, Link D, Grace B, Trovar R. A randomized trial of bupivicaine pain pumps to eliminate the need for patient controlled analgesia pumps in primary laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obes Surg. 2007 May;17(5):595-600. doi: 10.1007/s11695-007-9103-5.

    PubMed 17658017
  • Yoost TR, McIntyre M, Savage SJ. Continuous infusion of local anesthetic decreases narcotic use and length of hospitalization after laparoscopic renal surgery. J Endourol. 2009 Apr;23(4):623-6. doi: 10.1089/end.2008.0586.

    PubMed 19335329
  • Thornton PC, Buggy DJ. Local anaesthetic wound infusion for acute postoperative pain: a viable option? Br J Anaesth. 2011 Nov;107(5):656-8. doi: 10.1093/bja/aer293. No abstract available.

    PubMed 21997148
  • Kahokehr A, Sammour T, Soop M, Hill AG. Intraperitoneal local anaesthetic in abdominal surgery - a systematic review. ANZ J Surg. 2011 Apr;81(4):237-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05573.x. Epub 2010 Nov 17.

    PubMed 21418466
  • Williamson KM, Cotton BR, Smith G. Intraperitoneal lignocaine for pain relief after total abdominal hysterectomy. Br J Anaesth. 1997 Jun;78(6):675-7. doi: 10.1093/bja/78.6.675.

    PubMed 9215018
  • Lee SH, Sim WS, Kim GE, Kim HC, Jun JH, Lee JY, Shin BS, Yoo H, Jung SH, Kim J, Lee SH, Yo DK, Na YR. Randomized trial of subfascial infusion of ropivacaine for early recovery in laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2016 Dec;69(6):604-613. doi: 10.4097/kjae.2016.69.6.604. Epub 2016 Sep 28.

    PubMed 27924202

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Ropivacaine in people with Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis, run by University of Tennessee, Chattanooga.

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 4 inclusion and 3 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jul 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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 was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

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?

Amount of rescue narcotics consumed in the postoperative period, calculated as morphine equivalents. (time frame: 6 weeks after surgery). 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 NCT04118777, which also lists 14 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 20 Jul 2021.

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