Effect of Paracervical Block on Post Operative Pain in Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of placing numbing medication around the cervix prior to performing laparoscopic gynecologic surgery in decreasing pain after surgery. The study focuses on laparoscopic hysterectomies and robotic-assisted myomectomies. It will assess whether patients who receive the medication experience less pain and require less pain medication post operatively and if it helps reduce the number of patients who require hospitalization for pain control following surgery.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Treatments: Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female

• Age 18 or older

• Scheduled for robotic-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy or laparoscopic hysterectomy, including total and supracervical hysterectomy, laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy

• Surgery being performed for benign disease

Exclusion Criteria:

• Male

• Women under 18 years old

• Pregnancy

• Suspected or known malignant disease

• Immunocompromised