Injection of Local Anesthetic to Trocar Insertion Sites After Laparoscopy

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Pain, Postoperative

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01688596

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

135

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients who are scheduled for a laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign indications at the Department of Obstetrics \& Gynecology's Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center will be included.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who are scheduled for a hysterectomy through the vaginal or abdominal approach will be excluded. Patients with preoperative indications of endometriosis or chronic pelvic pain will also be excluded since these patients could potentially have higher thresholds of pain.

Where it is running

• Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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