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Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion in the Management of Post-operative Pain in Colorectal Patients

Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion in the Management of Post-operative Pain in Colorectal Patients

Status
Withdrawn
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01836614
Enrollment
0
Registered
2013-04-22
Start date
2015-01-31
Completion date
2018-04-30
Last updated
2016-03-08

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Conditions

Colorectal Disorders

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if an intravenous lidocaine infusion (compared to placebo) intraoperatively will decrease time to return of bowel function postoperatively, decrease postoperative pain, diminish postoperative opioid requirement, minimize inflammatory markers and shorten time to discharge after colorectal surgery.

Detailed description

Lidocaine is an amide local anesthetic that has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. Lidocaine infusion is a very useful pain medication that is underutilized to treat surgical, chronic, and cancer pain in children. The investigators propose to examine the perioperative use of lidocaine infusion in children undergoing colorectal surgery that involves an abdominal incision. The investigators plan to measure the following outcomes: length of stay in hospital following abdominal surgery, postoperative pain scores, cumulative morphine consumption, incidences of opioid adverse-effects: respiratory depression, sedation, nausea, vomiting, time to passage of flatus, time to first bowel movement and end-tidal Sevoflurane in operating room throughout surgery. The following laboratory values will be measured: serial lidocaine levels of pharmacokinetics and safety levels, Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine measurements: IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-1RA and genetic variants.

Interventions

DRUGLidocaine

The treatment group will receive a 1.5mg/kg intravenous lidocaine bolus over 10 minutes after induction by means of an infusion pump. This bolus will be followed by an intravenous lidocaine infusion of 1 mg/kg/hr. The infusion will be stopped after extubation prior to leaving the operative room or after 5 hours from the start of the infusion, which ever comes first.

Sponsors

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* male or female children 1-15 years of age * ASA physical status 1-3 * scheduled for colorectal surgery with abdominal incision * scheduled for complex urology surgical case

Exclusion criteria

* ASA physical status \> 3 * postoperative intubation planned ahead of surgery * history of chronic use of opioid * history of hepatic,renal, or cardiac failure * history of organ transplant * BMI \> 30 * history of cardiac arrhythmia * history of long QT syndrome * history of allergic reaction to lidocaine or similar agents * history of seizure disorder * patient without Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter or other central access with contraindication to inhalation induction * family history or know patient susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Length of stay in hospital following abdominal surgeryparticipants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an average of 1 weekThe primary outcome measure will be to monitor the length of stay in hospital following abdominal surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cumulative morphine consumptionparticipants will be followed post-op, average 5 daysStaff will document how much morphine a patient uses post-operatively after abdominal surgery.
Incidences of opioid adverse-effectsparticipants will be followed post-op, average 5 daysStudy staff will monitor nursing notes for respiratory depression, sedation, nausea and vomiting
Time to passage of flatus and bowel movementparticipants will be followed post-op, average 5 daysStudy staff will review nursing notes for time of passage of flatus and first bowel movement.
Postoperative pain scoresparticipants will be followed post-op, average 5 daysStudy staff will monitor patients pain every 15 minutes in the PACU and record documentation every 4 hours while on the floor.
Serial lidocaine levels for pharmacokinetics and safety levelsparticipants will be measured until the end of the OR case, on average 6 hours and 24 hours post-operatively2 samples will be drawn at time of baseline IV placement Blood draw 0-3 minutes after bolus is complete Blood draw 9-15 minutes after the bolus is complete 2 blood samples will be drawn at the end of continuous infusion (either at end of surgery after extubation prior to leaving OR or after 5 hours from the start of the infusion) Blood draw 1 hour following the infusion Blood draw 2-3 hours following the end of the infusion 2 blood samples will be drawn 24 hours after surgery dependent of necessary labs
Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine measurements: IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-1RAparticipants will be measured until the end of the OR case, on average 6 hours and 24 hours post-operatively2 samples will be drawn at time of baseline IV placement Blood draw 0-3 minutes after bolus is complete Blood draw 9-15 minutes after the bolus is complete 2 blood samples will be drawn at the end of continuous infusion (either at end of surgery after extubation prior to leaving OR or after 5 hours from the start of the infusion) Blood draw 1 hour following the infusion Blood draw 2-3 hours following the end of the infusion 2 blood samples will be drawn 24 hours after surgery dependent of necessary labs
Genetic variantsparticipants will be measured until the end of the OR case, on average 6 hours and 24 hours post-operatively2 samples will be drawn at time of baseline IV placement Blood draw 0-3 minutes after bolus is complete Blood draw 9-15 minutes after the bolus is complete 2 blood samples will be drawn at the end of continuous infusion (either at end of surgery after extubation prior to leaving OR or after 5 hours from the start of the infusion) Blood draw 1 hour following the infusion Blood draw 2-3 hours following the end of the infusion 2 blood samples will be drawn 24 hours after surgery dependent of necessary labs
End-tidal Sevoflurane in operating room throughout surgeryparticipants will be measured until the end of the OR case, on average 6 hours

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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