Vaginal Hysterectomy, Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Postoperative Pain

Postoperative Pain After Vaginal or Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: a Prospective Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01442961

Enrollment

188

Registered

2011-09-29

Start date

2009-01-31

Completion date

2013-03-31

Last updated

2013-04-10

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Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Keywords

pain, postoperative, hysterectomy, vaginal, surgery, gynecological

Brief summary

The previous studies have shown that recovery after laparoscopic or vaginal hysterectomy is faster than after abdominal approach. The aim of this study is to evaluate postoperative pain after vaginal or laparoscopic hysterectomy. The primary outcome measurement is opioid consumption.

Interventions

PROCEDURElaparoscopy, laparoscopic hysterectomy

laparoscopic hysterectomy

PROCEDUREvaginal : vaginal hysterectomy

Vaginal hysterectomy

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 69 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18 -69 years * Gender . female * ASA status 1-3 * Vaginal hysterectomy or laparoscopic hysterectomy

Exclusion criteria

* Body mass Index over 35 * Diabetes Mellitus * Liver disease * Allergies to pharmaceuticals used in the Study * Present use of opioids * Vaginal prolapse

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Postoperative consumption of an opioid (oxycodone)	20 hours	the consumption of oxycodone will be monitored by recording the amount of the drug received via a commercially available patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pump

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
NRS (numeral rating scale) of pain	20 hours	NRS is evaluated frequently during the study period.

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026