The Effect of Intravenous Lidocaine on Pain After Thyroidectomy

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2014-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This prospective randomized study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous lidocaine injection on the relief of pain in patients undergoing thyroidectomy.

A total 56 patients will be randomized into one of two groups(group C or group I) based on Excel number generation.

Patients in group C will receive normal saline intravenous injection, and patients in group I will receive an intravenous bolus injection of 1.5mg/kg lidocaine followed by a continuous lidocaine infusion of 2mg/kg/hr.

Visual analogue scale pain scores, fentanyl consumption, the frequency at which patients pushed the button(FPB) of a patient-controlled analgesia system, and presence or absence of nausea and vomiting will be recorded at 2,4,8,12,24,48 hours postoperatively.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Chung-Ang University Hosptial, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine
• Treatments: Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Total thyroidectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• mental change

• allergy to local anesthetics