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Local anaesthesia as add-on therapy to general anaesthesia in gynecological laparoscopy.

Pre-emptive local anaesthesia in gynecological laparoscopy.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2012-002356-16-NO
Enrollment
24
Registered
2012-07-24
Start date
2012-11-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-17

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

Conditions

Gynecological patients referred for elective day-care laparoscopic surgery. MedDRA version: 14.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10021946 Term: Infiltration anesthesia System Organ Class: 10042613 - Surgical and medical procedures MedDRA version: 14.1 Level: PT Classification code 10023693 Term: Laparoscopy System Organ Class: 10022891 - Investigations

Interventions

Trade Name: Marcain Product Name: Marcain Pharmaceutical Form: Injection INN or Proposed INN: BUPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE CAS Number: 18010-40-7 Other descriptive name: Marcaine Concentration unit: mg/m

Sponsors

Stavanger University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Women =18 years of age - Planned day-case laparoscopic surgery - Signed Written Informed Consent Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 18 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 6

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Chronic pain - Regular use of any analgetics - Inability to understand Norwegian language - Drug or alcohol abuse - Inability to understand or sign the Written Informed Consent form of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: To test if pre-emptive injection of long-lasting, local anaesthetics given in addition to general anesthesia reduces post-operative pain.;Secondary Objective: Not applicable.;Primary end point(s): Movement-evoked pain (MEP) as reported by a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS).;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 5 hours after surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): Pain at rest as reported by a Numerical Rating Scale (NRS).;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 2 and 5 hours after surgery.

Countries

Norway

Contacts

Public ContactCaroline Ravndal, Investigator

Stavanger University Hospital

caroline.ravndal@sus.no4751518000

Outcome results

None listed

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