Continuous Local Anesthetic Infusion Following Hernia Repair
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Ventral Hernia
In brief
The primary endpoint of this study will determine if subjects receiving a continuous infusion of local anesthetic following laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, with the pain pump installed as described to treat post surgical pain will have a lower incidence of pain than those patients treated with a placebo, saline-filled pain pump.The secondary endpoint of this study will determine if subjects receiving a continuous infusion of local anesthetic following laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, with the pain pump installed as described to treat post surgical pain will have a lower utilization of narcotic analgesic medication than those patients treated with the placebo, saline-filled pain pump.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01804114
- Run by
- Endeavor Health
- People needed
- 31
- Starts
- 2012-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-10-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-01-29
Who can join
Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- >18 years
- ASA I,II,III
- Scheduled for Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
You may not qualify if…
- ASA IV or greater
- Needing emergency surgery
- Known history of drug abuse
- GI, liver, kidney or other condition which, per the surgeon's opinion, could interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of any drug used during the duration of the study
- Patients with a prior allergic reaction or dependency to morphine, demerol, dilaudid, fentanyl, marcaine(bupivicaine), lidocaine, or ropivicaine.
Where it is running
- NorthShore University HealthSystem — Evanston, Illinois, United States
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