Effectiveness of painkillers given before surgery to minimize post-surgical pain

Effectiveness of Diclofenac Sodium as a pre-emptive analgesic for gynecological laparoscopic surgery: a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

SLCTR

Registry ID

SLCTR/2017/013

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2017-05-20

Start date

2017-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Post-operative pain

Interventions

The study will be carried out at ward 23, Colombo South Teaching Hospital (CSTH). Participants meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be allocated to the study arms using computer generated ra

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Females 2. Aged between 20 - 65 years 3. Admitted to the study setting for major and minor laparoscopic gynaecological surgery, under general anaesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Surgical complications such as bowel, bladder or ureter damage 2. Diagnosed psychiatric illness 3. Long-term analgesic use 4. Patients on concomitant medication known to have interactions with NSAIDs 5. Known allergy or any other contraindication to diclofenac sodium or any other NSAID

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Post-operative pain severity, assessed using a combination of visual analogue scale with Wong-Baker faces. [At 2 hours, 6 hours and 24 hours post operatively ] Need for rescue analgesia [During the first 24 hours post-operatively]	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
None [None]	—

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Jeewaka Wickramasinghe

Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynecology

jeewakabw@yahoo.co.ukTel: 0112763262

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026