Effect of a Pre-Operative Local Anesthetic Facial Block on Post-Operative Rhinoplasty Pain

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2020-11-01
• Target enrollment: 40
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The specific aim of this study is to determine whether pre-operative treatment with a bupivacaine nerve block can influence post-operative pain and oxycodone usage among rhinoplasty patients. Specifically, we plan to directly compare the reported pain scale, nausea, and oxycodone usage among patients who received the bupivacaine block against those of patients in the saline control condition. These assessments will be documented on day 0 (day of operation) by a nurse in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, while the same data points will be collected over the phone by our clinical research coordinator on post-operative days 1, 2 , 3, and 8 following discharge.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Local; Bupivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing a rhinoplasty procedure for cosmetic and/or functional reasons

• Patients between the ages of 15 and 89

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients on chronic opioids for any pain syndrome pre-operatively

• Non-English speaking patients

• Patients who are younger than 15 years of age and older than 89 years of age

• Patients not undergoing rhinoplasty

• Patients who are allergic to bupivacaine or related anesthteics

• Patients who are pregnant