Recruiting

Bupivacaine

Sponsor:

Chang, Steve S., M.D.

Code:

NCT01530815

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Bupivicaine Infusion

Study Details

Brief summary:

The investigators are testing to see if infusion of bupivicaine between the mesh and abdominal wall can reduce postoperative pain and decrease use of narcotics in the postoperative setting.

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Study ID

NCT01530815

Start date

Aug, 2011

Status verified date

Feb, 2012

Completion date

Jan, 2013

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan, 2013

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient must be scheduled for a laparoscopic ventral hernia repair at SBCH. If any additional procedure is performed, the subject will be excluded from the study
2. Age 18 or older
3. Patient must agree to complete pain journal postoperatively
4. Informed consent signed and dated by patient. Consenting through a legally authorized guardian will not be accepted due to the necessity of completing a subjective pain journal

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Any surgical procedure occurring besides the study procedure
2. Any allergy or sensitivity to bupivicaine or its derivatives
3. Less than 18 years of age
4. Patient unable to self report in pain journal due to cognitive disabilities
5. Discharged less than 4 hours post-surgery

Study Design

Enrollment

80 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Bupivicaine Infusion

We will infuse bupivicaine between the abdominal wall and mesh to try and reduce postoperative pain

Interventions

Bupivicaine Infusion

Investigators and Caregivers will be blinded to either 0.9% Normal Saline or 0.5% Bupivicaine infusion between the mesh and abdominal wall

Primary outcome measure

  • Pain [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Steve Chang, MD

805-637-0217s1chang@sbch.org

Locations

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Recruiting

Santa Barbara, California, United States, 93105

Contacts

Steve S Chang, MD

805-637-0217s1chang@sbch.org

More Information

Sponsor

Chang, Steve S., M.D.

Last update posted

Feb 10, 2012

Last verified

Feb, 2012

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Chang, Steve S., M.D. on 2012-02-10.