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A Trial to Reduce Referred Pain in the Shoulder Following a Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery

FIGARO : A Double-blinded RCT to Reduce Referred Pain in the Shoulder Following a Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02467985
Acronym
FIGARO
Enrollment
175
Registered
2015-06-10
Start date
2015-04-30
Completion date
2017-12-31
Last updated
2017-07-19

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Conditions

Surgery

Keywords

gynecological laparoscopic surgery

Brief summary

Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery suffer in 30-85% of cases of referred pain in the shoulder in the first days following their intervention. Pain can be disabling and may even delay the discharge of patients. Several techniques have been proposed to reduce this problem. Promising strategies include the reduction of CO2 insufflation flow, lung recruitment maneuvers and active aspiration of intraperitoneal air at the end of surgical procedure to force gas discharge. The investigators wish to perform a randomized controlled trial with 160 women, who will assess the effect of a combined approach, combining for the first time lung recruitment maneuvers and aspiration of pneumoperitoneum in the Trendelenburg position at the end of surgery and flow of insufflation reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) forming the pneumoperitoneum during surgery, on the intensity of shoulder pain postoperatively. In the control group the evacuation of the pneumoperitoneum will be done by opening the trocars and external abdominal pressure at the end of surgery. No study to our knowledge has tested the active aspiration maneuvers gas after laparoscopic surgery in gynecology. The study will be preceded by a pilot study in 15 participants, who will be assigned to the control group to determine the basic rate of referred pain in the shoulder in our people and improve test management.

Interventions

PROCEDUREFIGARO

flow of insufflation set to 2-3L / min. Once the intervention is complete, the CO2 insufflation is discontinued, accessories trocars are removed under direct vision and the incisions the sites of these trocars will be closed with or without fascial closure according to the standard display. Patients will be placed in the Trendelenburg position 30 degrees, head tilted down. The umbilical trocar is opened. A suction is inserted into the trocar, taking care to stay inside the jacket of the trocar. Active suction gas will during lung recruitment. This maneuver will be performed by the anesthesiologist who apply 5 subsequent forced breaths, up to 40 cm H2O pressure, taking care to maintain the insufflation last 5 seconds. Once completed, the suction will be removed, the laparoscope is inserted into the trocar to verify the absence of trauma to underlying structures. The patient will be given to neutral at the end of the procedure.

Sponsors

Université de Sherbrooke
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* women, 18-65 years * physical ASA score 1-2 * Elective laparoscopic surgery for benign cause * patients who have been informed of the study and has agreed to sign the ICF

Exclusion criteria

* physical ASA score 3-4 * pregnant women * chronic pain syndrome or preoperative pain syndrome * narcotics consumption, chronic preoperative analgesia * alcohol or drug dependence * inability to provide telephone follow up at 48 hours * laparoscopy not possible at the umbilical level.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
shoulder pain48 hoursquestionnaire

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The intensity of abdominal pain Postoperatively48 hoursquestionnaire
The incidence of postoperative nausea48 hoursquestionnaire
The impact of referred pain in the shoulder48 hoursquestionnaire
Theincidence of abdominal pain Postoperatively48 hoursquestionnaire
The incidence of postoperative vomiting48 hoursquestionnaire
The quality of life48 hoursquestionnaire

Countries

Canada

Contacts

Primary ContactVirginie Gillet, MSc
Virginie.Gillet@usherbrooke.ca819-346-1110
Backup ContactValérie Lanctôt, MD
valerie.lanctot@usherbrooke.ca

Outcome results

None listed

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