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A Double Blind, Randomised Controlled Trial of Pre-incision Wound Infiltration Using Diclofenac Versus Bupivacaine for Post-operative Pain Relief in Open Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

A Double Blind, Randomised Controlled Trial of Pre-incision Wound Infiltration Using Diclofenac Versus Bupivacaine for Post-operative Pain Relief in Open Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20180925008
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-09-25
Start date
2015-10-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Efficacy of pain control in patient undergone Open thyroid or parathyroid surgery Randomised controlled trial Wound infiltration Bupivacaine Diclofenac thyroid surgery parathyroid surgery

Interventions

Wound infiltration using bupivacaine over surgical incision site,Wound infiltration using diclofenac over surgical incision site
Active Comparator Drug,Active Comparator Drug
Bupivacaine,Diclofenac

Sponsors

Self Sponsored
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (i) aged 18 and above (ii) underwent open thyroid or parathyroid surgery (iii) able to give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (i) previous neck incision over the site of intended incision (ii) history of allergy, sensitivity or contraindicated to local anaesthetic, NSAID, opioids and paracetamol (iii) cervical lymphadenopathy needing radical neck dissection (iv) co-morbidities of renal failure, liver failure, history of peptic ulcer, bronchial asthma, clotting disorder (v) poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, hypertension and heart disease (vi) unable to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Post-operative pain score Within 24 hours post-opeatively Numeric rating scale -11

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
duration to first analgesia Within 24 hours post-operatively minutes,total analgesic agent usage in 24 hours post-operative period, Within 24 hours post-operatively mg,rescue tramadol usage Within 24 hours post-operatively mg,total cost of analgesic agent used in in 24 hours post-operativ Within 24 hours post-operatively Ringgit Malaysia

Countries

Malaysia

Contacts

Public ContactJing Wen Loh

Hospital Penang

lohjw@yahoo.com+6012-5306548

Outcome results

None listed

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