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Evaluation of Plasma Concentrations of Intravenous Lidocaine and Epidural Ropivacaine When Used in Combination in Major Abdominal Surgery

Evaluation of Plasma Concentrations of Intravenous Lidocaine and Epidural Ropivacaine When Used in Combination in Major Abdominal Surgery

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05368753
Acronym
LARA
Enrollment
51
Registered
2022-05-10
Start date
2022-03-09
Completion date
2024-10-02
Last updated
2025-11-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Abdominal Surgery by Laparotomy, Analgesia, Lidocaine Adverse Reaction, Thoracic Epidural Analgesia

Keywords

Abdominal surgery by laparotomy, thoracic epidural analgesia, Analgesia, Lidocaine Adverse Reaction

Brief summary

Thoracic epidural analgesia (TEA) is the gold standard analgesia of the laparotomy in major abdominal surgery and can be associated with intravenous lidocaine or subtituted by intravenous lidocaine when TEA is contraindicated and in order to reduce the use of the morphinics in the perioperative period. Side effects can be paralytic ileus or nausea and vomiting and delay the enhanced recovery after surgery. Intravenous lidocaine and TEA share several properties like anti hyperalgesia, anti inflammatory effect, intestinal process, anti tumoral effect… which suggests an additive effect of their combination that was not studied yet.

Interventions

OTHERBlood sample

Lidocaine blood sample 30 min before the end of the surgery Lidocaine blood sample at the end of the infusion lidocaine and ropivacaine blood sample 2 h after the ropivacaine infusion of the TEA Ropivacaine blood sample 24h after the infusion of the TEA

DRUGLidocain

Lidocaine will be injected during the anaesthetic induction and infused until the surgical closure (30 minutes before the end) The occurrence of adverse events will be monitor by a physical examination and blood samples of lidocainemia and ropivacainemia in the perioperative period.

DRUGropivacaine

Lidocaine will be injected during the anaesthetic induction and infused until the surgical closure (30 minutes before the end), then ropivacaine will be injected in the TEA at the same time and infused during 24h. The occurrence of adverse events will be monitor by a physical examination and blood samples of lidocainemia and ropivacainemia in the perioperative period.

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Abdominal surgery by laparotomy

Exclusion criteria

* laparoscopic abdominal surgery, * TEA contraindication, * ropivacaine contraindication * intravenous lidocaine contraindication

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Blood lidocaine concentration (micrograms/ml)30 minutes before the end of surgeryLidocaine blood sample will be performed 30 min before the end of the surgery
blood lidocaine concentration (micrograms/ml)at the end of the surgery (assessed up to 2 hours)lidocaine blood sample will be performed at the end of the infusion,
blood lidocaine and ropivacaine concentration (micrograms/ml)at 2 hourslidocaine and ropivacaine blood sample 2 h after the ropivacaine infusion of the TEA,
blood ropivacaine concentration (micrograms/ml)at 24 hoursropivacaine blood sample 24h after the infusion of the TEA

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026