The Role of Quadratus Lumborum Blocks Following Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2025-07-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare quality of recovery as well as peri-operative systemic opiates use and pain scores in patients undergoing laparoscopic or robotic hysterectomy when local anesthetic versus Quadratus Lumborum nerve block (QL-2) is added to the standard pain management.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Treatments: Anesthetics

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• English or Spanish speaking

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1-3

• Planned laparoscopic or robotic hysterectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of chronic pain requiring preoperative opioids, Known alcoholism disorder

• Congenital coagulopathy,

• Localized soft tissue infection,

• Use of anticoagulants,

• Dementia, inability or refusal to provide consent for the surgery

• Morbid obesity (BMI > 50), due to expected technical difficulty to achieve the block