Simethicone: Does it Improve Operative Field and Postoperative Pain?

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Simethicone is an oral anti-foaming agent that reduces bloating, abdominal discomfort, and abdominal pain by promoting the clearance of excessive gas along the gastrointestinal tract.

The investigators objective is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of preoperative oral simethicone for bowel preparation in gynecological laparoscopies.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Woman's Health University Hospital, Egypt
• Treatments: Simethicone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Infertile patients

• aged 20 - 40 years old

• scheduled for laparoscopy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women were excluded from the study if patients had one or more of the following:

• scar of previous operation, uterine mass, severe endometriosis, suspicion of malignancy, history of allergic reaction to study drugs, psychiatric disorders and patient refusal