A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Vaginal Cuff Anesthesia and Post-Operative Pain Medication Use
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 4
SUMMARY
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an injection of a local anesthetic (Bupivacaine with epinephrine) in the vaginal cuff prior to closure would result in less immediate postoperative pain medication and increase patient comfort/satisfaction.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Patients 18 years and older requiring total laparoscopic hysterectomy with or without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for benign conditions
• Presence of malignancy
Locations
United States
New York
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
RECRUITING
Flushing
Contact Information
Primary
Hosam Hanna, MD
hhanna@jhmc.org
(718) 670-5571
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-12-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-10-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Treatments
Experimental: Vaginal Cuff Anesthesia
Placebo_comparator: Vaginal Cuff Saline
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: MediSys Health Network