Optimal Multimodal Analgesia in Abdominal Hysterectomy

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The purpose of this study is to test the current standard of care (SOC) treatment for abdominal hysterectomy with a group receiving SOC minus epidural analgesia plus additional perioperative analgesics in terms of postoperative abilities, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), pain and discharge time from the PACU (post-anaesthesia care unit)...

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the current standard of care (SOC) treatment for abdominal hysterectomy with a group receiving SOC minus epidural analgesia plus additional perioperative analgesics in terms of postoperative abilities, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), pain and discharge time from the PACU (post-anaesthesia care unit).

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Detailed Clinical Trial Description

Aim of the study: to compare postoperative complaints (PONV, pain, etc) and PACU discharge time between two groups, for patients admitted for planned abdominal hysterectomy with or without BSO: - A: standard of care (SOC) receiving paracetamol, celecoxib, epidural analgesia, dexamethasone, ondansetron and droperidol, and general anaesthesia with propofol, remifentanil and cisatracurium - B: SOC with sham epidural analgesia, preoperative gabapentin, intraoperative lidocaine, s-ketamine and sufentanil

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: Gabapentin
  • Drug: Lidocaine
  • Drug: S-ketamine
  • Procedure: Epidural analgesia

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Postoperative abilities over time
  • Discharge time from PACU according to fixed criteria
  • Consumption of analgesics and antiemetics in the PACU

Secondary Measures

  • Degree of nursing requirements at the PACU
  • General tolerability of the regimes
  • Threshold for sensory perception and pain using the Pain Matcher device, pre- and postoperatively

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Planned abdominal hysterectomy with or without BSO
  • Age above 18 years
  • Written informed consent
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class I-III

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Planned vaginal or laparoscopic hysterectomy
  • Hysterectomy as part of other surgery
  • Allergy to part of the treatment regimen
  • Previous reactions to opioids (nausea, cognition)
  • Previous inability to place correct epidural catheter
  • Severe state anxiety according to the OCAP or STAI
  • ASA class IV
  • Dependency on alcohol, opioids or central stimulants
  • Chronic pain condition
  • Hemorrhagic diathesis
  • Participation in another study

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Female

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Investigator Information

Lead Investigator: Hvidovre University Hospital Other

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Kenneth Jensen, M.D. Principal Investigator Dept. of Anaesthesia, Acute Pain Service, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark  

Overall Contact: Kenneth Jensen, M.D. +45 36 32 62 90 kenneth.jensen@hh.hosp.dk

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 12, 2012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00209872

Study ID Number: OMA-AH01

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00209872

Health Authority: Denmark: Danish Medicines Agency

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