To determine if levator muscle block with bupivacaine improves postoperative pain control relative to placebo controls among women undergoing prolapse surgery involving a posterior colporrhaphy. Improvement is defined as no less than a 25% lower total pain score on a ten point numerical pain scale.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
128
5 mL of 0.5% bupivacaine will be injected into 2 locations bilaterally.
5 mL of 0.9% normal saline will be injected into 2 locations bilaterally.
The University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
The Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
The University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Number of patients with improvement in pain, scored on a 10 point numerical pain scale.
Improvement is defined as a 25% or lower total pain score on a ten point numerical pain scale compared to placebo.
Time frame: 1 year
Postoperative care satisfaction scores, graded with a post-operative survey.
Improvement in satisfaction is defined as an overall satisfaction score of 20% or more on the post-operative survey compared to placebo.
Time frame: 1 year
Measure of morphine equivalents used in patients postoperatively.
A reduction in opiate use is defined as a 20% reduction in total number of morphine equivalents used between study cohorts.
Time frame: 1 year
Length of hospital stay measured in hours.
Length, in hours, of hospital stay between study cohorts.
Time frame: 1 year
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