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A study to investigate the effect of heating and humidifying laparoscopic insufflation gas on post laparoscopic pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN27431428
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2003-09-12
Start date
2002-01-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Signs and Symptoms: Pain Signs and Symptoms Pain

Interventions

1. CO2 unheated and unhumified 2. CO2 heated but unhumified 3. CO2 unheated but humified 4. CO2 heated and humified The surgeon, patient and main researcher will be blinded and only the anaesthetist

Sponsors

Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for sterilisation or tubal patency testing will be given the opportunity to participate in the study. Subjects will be randomly allocated to one of the four groups.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Post-operative shoulder tip pain.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Analgesia used and the length of time taken to return to normal activities.—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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