Intraperitoneal Local Anaesthetic in Bowel Surgery

NCT ID: NCT02449720

Last Updated: 2017-03-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

86 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-05-31

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the addition of a local anaesthetic infusion into the abdomen to patient controlled analgesia in the management of postoperative pain and recovery after bowel surgery. Half of the patients will have an infusion of a local anaesthetic called ropivacaine and half will have an infusion of placebo in addition to their normal pain relief.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this randomised controlled blinded trial is to determine the effectiveness in every day practice of intraperitoneal local anaesthetic (IPLA) infusion on postoperative recovery following bowel resection in an optimised Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) setting.

The investigators hypothesise that, in an optimised ERAS setting, intraperitoneal instillation and infusion of the local anaesthetic ropivacaine to the site of maximal visceral dissection for 48 hrs will result in an improved functional postoperative recovery following both open and laparoscopic bowel surgery.

This research will provide evidence to allow recommendation on the routine inclusion of IPLA into the multimodal analgesia component of ERAS programs for bowel surgery.

Conditions

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Colorectal Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Laparoscopic Bowel Surgery: IPLA

Participants will undergo laparoscopic bowel surgery. Both on entry into the abdominal cavity and prior to dissection and post-operation but prior to closure of abdominal wall a 50 ml loading dose of IPLA (0.2% Ropivacaine) solution will be distributed throughout the abdomen. Following these bolus doses an ON-Q Painbuster continuous infusion pump will be placed in close proximity to the operative region of greatest dissection and a 10ml/hr intraperitoneal infusion of IPLA (0.2% Ropivacaine, 20mg/hr) solution commenced immediately post-operation and continued for 48 hrs without disruption.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Ropivacaine

Intervention Type DRUG

Intraperitoneal instillation and infusion

Laparoscopic Bowel Surgery: Control

Participants will undergo laparoscopic bowel surgery. Both on entry into the abdominal cavity and prior to dissection and post-operation but prior to closure of abdominal wall a 50 ml loading dose of Control (0.9% Saline, 20mg/hr) solution will be distributed throughout the abdomen. Following these bolus doses an ON-Q Painbuster continuous infusion pump will be placed in close proximity to the operative region of greatest dissection and a 10ml/hr intraperitoneal infusion of Control (0.9% Saline, 20mg/hr) solution commenced immediately post-operation and continued for 48 hrs without disruption.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

0.9% Saline

Intervention Type DRUG

Intraperitoneal instillation and infusion

Open Bowel Surgery: IPLA

Participants will undergo open bowel surgery. Both on entry into the abdominal cavity and prior to dissection and post-operation but prior to closure of abdominal wall a 50 ml loading dose of IPLA (0.2% Ropivacaine) solution will be distributed throughout the abdomen. Following these bolus doses an ON-Q Painbuster continuous infusion pump will be placed in close proximity to the operative region of greatest dissection and a 10ml/hr intraperitoneal infusion of IPLA (0.2% Ropivacaine, 20mg/hr) solution commenced immediately post-operation and continued for 48 hrs without disruption.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Ropivacaine

Intervention Type DRUG

Intraperitoneal instillation and infusion

Open Bowel Surgery: Control

Participants will undergo open bowel surgery. Both on entry into the abdominal cavity and prior to dissection and post-operation but prior to closure of abdominal wall a 50 ml loading dose of Control (0.9% Saline, 20mg/hr) solution will be distributed throughout the abdomen. Following these bolus doses an ON-Q Painbuster continuous infusion pump will be placed in close proximity to the operative region of greatest dissection and a 10ml/hr intraperitoneal infusion of Control (0.9% Saline, 20mg/hr) solution commenced immediately post-operation and continued for 48 hrs without disruption.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

0.9% Saline

Intervention Type DRUG

Intraperitoneal instillation and infusion

Interventions

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Ropivacaine

Intraperitoneal instillation and infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

0.9% Saline

Intraperitoneal instillation and infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Naropin Normal Saline

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The study population will include adults from the Central Adelaide Local Health network catchment area, South Australia.
* Patients known to the Colorectal Surgical Unit who have provided informed consent to undergo elective large bowel resection for any indication or undergoing reversal of Hartmann's Procedure will be invited to participate in this study.
* Potential participants will then be provided with an Information Sheet and encouraged to take the time to read it, discuss it with anyone they like, and ask any questions they have prior to deciding if they wish to participate. They will be reassured that participation is voluntary and there is no disadvantage to them if they decide not to participate.
* After obtaining informed consent, eligibility for inclusion will be determined based on health questions and blood results.

Exclusion Criteria

* Under 18 years of age or over age 90.
* Allergy to local anaesthetic.
* Underlying medical conditions requiring deviation from the proposed anaesthetic protocol i.e., use of spinal or epidural anaesthesia rather than general anaesthesia.
* American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) \>=4 due to the higher likelihood or morbidity and mortality, which may confound resulting data.
* Severe underlying cardiovascular disease including conduction abnormalities, ischaemic heart disease or congestive heart failure, or use of amiodarone as a regular medication due to a higher risk or cardiac arrest under general anaesthetic or during use of local anaesthesia.
* Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) Stage 3 (GFR \> 60 based on two samples a minimum 90d apart).
* The pharmacokinetics of ropivacaine is not affected by renal failure although the renal clearance of its main metabolite (S)-2',6'-pipecoloxylidide (PPX) correlates with creatinine clearance, non-renal clearance compensates for reduced renal clearance in most patients.
* GFR will be calculated using the Cockcroft Gault equation for creatinine clearance (CrCl) : CrCl ml/min = \[140-age(years)\] x bodyweight (kg) / R x serum creatinine (micromol/L)
* R = 0.815 for males, 0.85 for females
* Hepatic dysfunction of Child-Pugh class B or C. Patients with end-stage liver disease have about a 60% lower mean ropivacaine clearance than healthy subjects and are thus expected to have over two-fold higher steady-state ropivacaine plasma concentrations during a continuous ropivacaine infusion.
* Concurrent or recent (within 3 months) use of fluvoxamine, enoxacin, ketoconazole, or cimetidine. These are potent CYP (cytochrome P450) 1A2, 2E1, or 3A4 inhibitors that have been shown to reduce ropivacaine clearance in vivo or in in vitro models. Potential participants concurrently using other potent CYP1A2, 2E1, or 3A4 inhibitors, where it is unclear if there is an effect on ropivacaine clearance, will be included or excluded from the study at the discretion of their study specialist anaesthetist.
* Abdominal-perineal resections (APR) due to the greater area of dissection and skin incision which will increase the level of baseline somatic pain felt by a patient.
* Requirement for postoperative drain in-situ, as this will drain the experimental solution out of the abdomen.
* Preoperative systemic steroid dependence due to derangement of the inflammatory response.
* Preoperative chronic pain illness including fibromyalgia, chronic regional pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, non specific chronic pain requiring daily opiate use, and history of alcohol or drug dependence due to the impact these have on subjective interpretation of pain and tolerance to opioid requiring significantly higher dosing regimens.
* Inability to consent or complete data scores in the study questionnaires due to cognitive impairment and/or language barrier.
* Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Adelaide

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of South Australia

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Saint Andrew's Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Calvary North Adelaide Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Royal Adelaide Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr Jaime A Duffield

Colorectal Surgical Unit Research Registrar

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jaime A Duffield, BMBS PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Royal Adelaide Hospital, Colorectal Surgical Unit Research Registrar

Locations

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Royal Adelaide Hospital

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Site Status

Countries

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Australia

References

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Paddison JS, Sammour T, Kahokehr A, Zargar-Shoshtari K, Hill AG. Development and validation of the Surgical Recovery Scale (SRS). J Surg Res. 2011 May 15;167(2):e85-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.12.043. Epub 2011 Jan 31.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21392804 (View on PubMed)

Kahokehr A, Sammour T, Zargar Shoshtari K, Taylor M, Hill AG. Intraperitoneal local anesthetic improves recovery after colon resection: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg. 2011 Jul;254(1):28-38. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318221f0cf.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21670611 (View on PubMed)

Duffield JA, Thomas ML, Moore JW, Hunter RA, Wood C, Gentili S, Lewis M. Intraperitoneal Local Anesthetic Instillation and Postoperative Infusion Improves Functional Recovery Following Colectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018 Oct;61(10):1205-1216. doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000001177.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30192329 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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150219

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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