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Local Infiltration of Bupivacaine in Post-Operative Pain Management After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair, A Randomized Controlled Trial

Local Infiltration of Bupivacaine in Post-Operative Pain Management After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair, A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20250813001
Enrollment
20
Registered
2025-08-13
Start date
2025-04-06
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

Unilateral inguinal hernia including recurrent inguinal hernia. TAPP, Bupivacaine, preperitoneal, pain

Interventions

Intervention group of patient will receive instillation of Bupivacaine onto the preperitoneal space prior mesh application. ,This is a control group of patient will receive instillation of saline as p
Active Comparator Drug,Placebo Comparator Drug
LA instillation group ,Placebo group

Sponsors

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Elective surgery. 2. Unilateral inguinal hernia including recurrent unilateral inguinal hernia. 3. Patients with American Society of Anaesthesia (ASA) score of 2.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Incarceraed or obstructed inguinal hernias. 2. Emergency hernia surgery. 3. ASA score 3 or more. 4. Known allergy to Bupivacaine

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Post operative pain control 1 hour, 4 hour, 12 hour and 24 hour post surgery WHO pain score

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Amount of analgesic usage within 5 days post surgery Frequency of each analgesic consumed each day post surgery,Date at which patient able to continue activities of daily living comfortably 2 weeks post surgery Date; the duration between surgery date is calculated to see the duration

Countries

Malaysia

Contacts

Public ContactHISYAM HUSIN

UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA

P132286@siswa.ukm.edu.my067685101

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026