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The role of administration of pain relieving injection in the neck of the womb at the time of keyhole surgery to remove the womb in reducing pain in the immediate post surgery period

The role of paracervical block in reducing immediate post operative pain after laparoscopic hysterectomy; a prospective randomised placebo controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/06/025715
Enrollment
60
Registered
2020-06-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: N921- Excessive and frequent menstruation with irregular cycle

Interventions

Intervention1: 0.5% Bupivacaine: Paracervical block- 5 ml each of 0.5% Bupivacaine given at 3 oclock and 9 oclock position of cervix prior to inserting uterine manipulator Control Intervention1: 0.9%

Sponsors

AIIMS New Delhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Indication for surgery- benign gynaecological condition 2. Acceptable concomitant procedures- With or without salpingo-oophorectomy, endometrioma excision, ovarian cystectomy 3. Woman giving consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Extensive additional tissue manipulation- pelvic lymph node dissection, sacrocolpopexy, anterior/ posterior colporrhaphy, sling surgeries, deep infiltrating endometriosis requiring extensive dissection and excision 2. Gynaecological malignancies 3. Conversion to laparotomy 4. Inability to perform the para-cervical block due to anatomic abnormalities (absent/flush cervix) 5. Known allergy to amide anesthetics 6. Intraoperative inadvertent injury to gastrointestinal or urologic tract that necessitated repair 7. Woman not consenting

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. VAS score at 30 min and 60 min 2. Mean VAS scoreTimepoint: 30 min and 60 minutes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Nights spent in the hospital 2. readmission due to abdominal painTimepoint: At discharge and 2 weeks follow up

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRinchen Zangmo

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

rinchhen.zn@gmail.com09910557436

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026