A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Utilizing Intraperitoneal Bupivacaine

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Laparoscopic Appendectomy

In brief

The purpose of this research is to determine if spraying a local anesthetic to the cecum after a laparoscopic appendectomy decreases the amount of narcotics (pain medicine) needed after surgery and reduces the time to discharge from the hospital.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03004222

Run by

Metro Health, Michigan

People needed

137

Starts

2015-07-01

Expected to finish

2017-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients 18 years of age and older
• Laparoscopic appendectomy at Metro Health Hospital

You may not qualify if…

• Adults unable to consent Non-English speaking patients
• Suspected or known malignant disease
• Patients with known allergies to the local anesthetic
• Utilizes opioid pain medicine for a chronic condition
• Elective laparoscopic appendectomy
• Known allergy or contraindication to ketorolac

Where it is running

• Metro Health Hospital — Wyoming, Michigan, United States

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