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Infusion of drugs in the wound for pain relief.

Patient controlled wound infusion versus epidural infusion of Ropivacaine for post-operative pain relief in midline laparotomy wound- A randomized control trial - WIRELess Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/07/026282
Enrollment
100
Registered
2020-07-01
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: K318- Other specified diseases of stomach and duodenum

Interventions

Intervention1: Patient controlled wound infusion: Patient controlled wound infusion of Ropivacaine for post-operative pain relief in midline laparotomy wound Control Intervention1: Patient controlled

Sponsors

AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients aged between 18-85 years, planned for midline laparotomy for gastric carcinoma or benign gastric outlet obstruction.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with peritonitis, chronic use of analgesics, history of drugs or alcohol abuse, neuropsychiatric disorders, ASA grade 4, known allergy to study drug, diabetics, cardiorespiratory compromise, on thrombolytic therapy, patients requiring post operative mechanical ventilation or sedation, contraindication to epidural anaesthesia and failed to understand or sign the informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Amount of ropivacaine and rescue analgesic consumption up to twenty four hour following surgery Timepoint: Amount of ropivacaine and rescue analgesic consumption up to twenty four hour following surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Differences in analgesia as measured by visual analogue score, local wound side effects within 7 days after surgery as classified by Clavien Dindo score, passage of first flatus, day of out of bed mobilization, patient satisfaction as measured by a four-point rating scale of 1: poor, 2: fair, 3: good, and 4: excellent.Timepoint: 7 days

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pankaj Kumar

AIIMS,Bhubaneswar

drpkushwaha@gmail.com9711090814

Outcome results

None listed

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