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Management of Pain Post Hepatectomy : Infiltration of Local Anesthetics Versus Continuous Spinal Analgesia .

Management of Pain Post Hepatectomy : Infiltration of Local Anesthetics Versus Continuous Spinal Analgesia .

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03238430
Acronym
CATHEPAT
Enrollment
186
Registered
2017-08-03
Start date
2015-05-20
Completion date
2019-05-25
Last updated
2025-12-22

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Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Keywords

Intrathecal morphine, continuous wound infiltration

Brief summary

Analgesia in liver surgery is a challenge, postoperative coagulopathy risk raises fears an epidural haematoma formation following the epidural analgesia, gold standard in major abdominal surgery. The spinal analgesia and/or continuous wound infiltration of local anesthetics constitute so an alternative. The study will compare the continuous infiltration of local anesthetics and rachianalgesia in terms of decreased postoperative morphine consumption and incidences of chronic postoperative pain at 3 and 6 months after hepatic surgery compared to the control group.

Interventions

DRUGintrathecal morphine

A single intrathecal injection of 300 micrograms of Morphine preoperatively, just before induction.

a postoperative Morphine PCA

Ropivacaine 2mg / ml at the rate of 8ml per hour via a multiperforated catheter with connector after bolus of 20 ml

Sponsors

University Hospital, Lille
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Surgery of hepatic resection by first under costal. * Patient classified ASA 1 to 3. * Information, signed and informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Patients classified ASA 4 or 5. * Allergy or intolerance to any of the products used in the protocol. * Emergency surgery, palliative surgery, surgical recovery. * History of chronic pain requiring the regular use of analgesics, especially opioids. * History of drug misuse. * Inability to understand and / or use the patient's self-controlled morphine pump. * Known history of psychiatric disorders or current psychotropic treatment (excluding benzodiazepine monotherapy) * Additive behavior with respect to alcohol or non-weaned psychodysleptic substances * Pregnant Woman or Breastfeeding

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Morphine ConsumptionDuring the first 24 hours post operativeMorphine consumption is measured all 3 hours during the first 24 hours post operative

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Evaluation of postoperative pain intensity at restAll 3 hours during the 48 postoperative hoursThe postoperative pain intensity is measured by Visual Analog Scale at rest
Evaluation of postoperative pain intensity after activityAll 3 hours during the 48 postoperative hoursThe postoperative pain intensity is measured by Visual Analog Scale after activity
Electric nociception threshold measured by PainMatcherAt the exit of Post Anesthesia Care UnitThe Electric nociception threshold is measured by PainMatcher (CefarCompex®)
Number of patient with a chronic pain after liver surgery, measured by Questionnaire Douleur de Saint-Antoine (QDSA)At 3 months after surgeryEvaluation with validated score for chronic and neuropathic pains (QDSA is the French translation of the MPQ Mac Gill bread questionary)
Number of patient with a chronic pain after liver surgery, measured by Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI)At 3 months after surgeryEvaluation with validated score for chronic and neuropathic pains (NPSI)
Number of patient with a chronic pain after liver surgery, measured by Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI),At 6 months after surgeryEvaluation with validated score for chronic and neuropathic pains (NPSI)
Morphine ConsumptionDuring the 48 hours post operativeMorphine consumption is measured all 3 hours during the 48 hours post operative
Area peri-incisional hyperalgesiaAt 48 hours post operativeThe Surface of the cutaneous Area peri-incisional hyperalgesia is measured by Von frey's Filament.
Number of nausea and/or vomiting episodesAt 24 hours after surgeryMeasured by collection of episodes of nausea and/or vomiting and consumption of anti-emetics
Number of patient with side effect of morphine consumptionUp to 72 hours after surgeryRespiratory Depression, Urinary retention, Prurit
Time physiological function recoveryUp to the end of hospital stay, an average 10 daysNasogastric tube withdrawal time, Transit recovery, Ability to drink, to eat, to urinate, to walk
Length of hospital stay in intensive care unitUp to the end of hospital stay,an average 10 days
Length of hospital stayUp to the end of hospital stay , an average 10 days
Number of patient with a chronic pain after liver surgery, measured by Neuropathic pain diagnostic questionnaire (DN2),At 3 months after surgeryEvaluation with validated score for chronic and neuropathic pains (DN2)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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