Overview
Clinical Trial of the Use of Intraperitoneal Local Anaesthetic
Status:
Completed
Completed
Trial end date:
2005-09-01
2005-09-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
Patients undergoing keyhole gall bladder removal will be divided into 3 groups, one control, one will have local anaesthetic and the third will have normal saline nebulised into their abdomen before closure of the wounds to reduce postoperative pain. These medications will be given on top of the standard pain management protocol.Phase:
Phase 3Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy VolunteersDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Imperial College LondonTreatments:
AnestheticsAnesthetics, Local
Bupivacaine
Coal Tar
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:- All they patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy will be included.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with local anaesthetic allergy, patients on chronic opiate medication or
those with neurological diseases that make pain evaluation unreliable will be
excluded.