Epidural Versus Continuous Wound Ropivacaine Infusion Analgesia

Epidural Versus Continuous Wound Ropivacaine Infusion: Effect on Acute and Chronic Pain After Myomectomy or Total Abdominal Hysterectomy. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01916473

Enrollment

Registered

2013-08-05

Start date

2010-04-30

Completion date

2012-11-30

Last updated

2013-08-05

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Conditions

Postoperative Analgesia

Keywords

Epidural analgesia, continuous wound infusion, ropivacaine, total abdominal hysterectomy

Brief summary

Study Hypothesis: The analgesic requirements and pain scores postoperatively differ between the epidural and continuous wound infusion techniques.

Detailed description

The analgesic requirements and pain scores postoperatively differ between the epidural and continuous wound infusion techniques, in patients undergoing myomectomy or hysterectomy.

Interventions

OTHEREpidural analgesia

Epidural analgesia is provided with ropvacaine 0.2% given 6 hourly

OTHERContinuous wound infusion

Continuous wound infusion via catheter

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

25 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients ASA I-II scheduled for abdominal hysterectomy or myomectomy -

Exclusion criteria

Age older than 60 and younger than 25 years, body weight exceeding the 30% of the ideal, consumption of analgesics, sedatives, anxiolytics, antidepressants, calcium channel blockers, CNS disease or insulin dependent diabetes \-

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative morphine consumption	2 hours postoperatively

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
pain scores	2 hours postoperatively

Countries

Greece

Outcome results

None listed

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