The Effect of Subcutaneous and Intraperitoneal Anesthesia on Post Laparoscopic Pain

KBC Split60 enrolled

Overview

Aim of this study is to examine the effects of subcutaneously applied local anesthetics at trocar site in combination with intraoperative intraperitoneal analgesia on duration and character of pain in pediatric patients undergoing laparoscopic varicocelectomy.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Varicocele Postoperative Pain

Interventions

2% LidocaineDRUG

6 mL of 2% lidocaine injected at the trocar insertion site.

0.5% levobupivacaineDRUG

6 mL of 0.5% levobupivacaine injected at the trocar insertion site.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * pediatric patients with varicocele who underwent laparoscopic varicocelectomy * pediatric patients whose parents or guardians gave informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * patients who received open or microsurgical varicocelectomy * pediatric patients who underwent conversion to open procedure * pediatric patients with chronic, metabolic and endocrine diseases * pediatric patients with systemic infections

Locations (1)

University Hospital Split

Split, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain (as measured by Visual analogue scale)

Visual analogue scale (VAS, 0-10 scale with 10 being the strongest pain) of pain assessed by a blinded investigator.

Time frame: 6 hours after surgery

Secondary Outcomes

Pain (as measured by Visual analogue scale)

Visual analogue scale (VAS, 0-10 scale with 10 being the strongest pain) of pain assessed by a blinded investigator.

Time frame: 2 hours after surgery

Pain (as measured by Visual analogue scale)

Visual analogue scale (VAS, 0-10 scale with 10 being the strongest pain) of pain assessed by a blinded investigator.

Time frame: 12 hours after surgery

Pain (as measured by Visual analogue scale)

Visual analogue scale (VAS, 0-10 scale with 10 being the strongest pain) of pain assessed by a blinded investigator.

Time frame: 24 hours after surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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