Feasibility Study on Pain Control After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
NCT ID: NCT03532906
Last Updated: 2021-04-28
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-07-01
2021-04-26
Brief Summary
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The investigators will investigate two groups of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
One group will receive the injection of local anaesthetic into the abdominal wall (TAP block) and into the wounds; the second group will have local anaesthetic into the wounds only.
In order to have meaningful results, we anticipate a large number of participants would be required. Therefore we would test first whether it is technically possible to set up the study itself.
The investigators will be looking at parameters (willingness of patients to be recruited, willingness of clinicians to recruit participants, number of eligible patients, follow-up rates, adherence/compliance rates, number of participants needed for an adequate sample size) that will allow to understand if such a larger trial is technically possible to set up.
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Detailed Description
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To compare the two techniques in a randomized trial, a large number of participants would be needed. Therefore the investigators would conduct a pilot study first, to evaluate if further research in the form of a larger study is likely to demonstrate the benefits of the TAP block during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
During the developing of the research proposal, advice and comments had been given by the local Research and Development Department and the public.
Recruitment
Clinicians will identify potential participants in the surgical outpatient clinic. All patients who fulfil the entry criteria will be invited to take part in the study.
Participants will be fully informed verbally about the proposed study and will receive a Letter of invitation to participant and a Patient information leaflet to take home. That will give them adequate time to read the documents and make an informed choice.
Sample size
As being a feasibility study it is required to have 30 cases per group in the final dataset, with a total of 60 patients.
Consent
Patients will be informed about the study and receive the information leaflet at the time they are enrolled for an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the surgical outpatient clinic. Only once patients are fully informed will they be asked to make a decision to enter the trial. Participants willing to join the study will have written informed consent, on the day of surgery.
Patients will be informed that they do not have to take part in the study if they choose to not be enrolled. Refusal to enter the trial will not compromise their care. Patients will also be informed that if at any time during the study they wish to withdraw they can do so, without having to give a reason and again this will not compromise their care. General Pratictioners will be informed by letter of their patients' inclusion in the study.
Risks and Benefits
There are no additional risks over and above participants' normal clinical care.
Both anaesthetic techniques are currently in use in the Royal Devon and Exeter National Heath System Foundation Trust. The procedures themselves do have potential risks (side-effects) which would be explained routinely to both trial and non-trial patients ahead of surgery. Taking part in this study will not change these risks in any way.
There are no immediate benefits to the participants from taking part in the trial at present. However, if the results are promising, the investigators will run a larger trial that could potentially lead to a new way of looking after patients having laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
That may therefore lead to a future change in medical care that could help patients who will be having laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
The investigators would be clear that no new technique or medication is being tested. Also there is no financial benefit from the study to both the participants and the research team.
Conflicts of Interest
None.
Confidentiality
All data will be stored anonymously against a participant number. Only the clinical team and research nurse will have access to the single table correlating participant's name number. Anonymity will be preserved throughout the trial.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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TAP block
Patients receive the injection of local anaesthetic into the right abdominal wall (TAP block) together with the injection of local anaesthetic into the surgical wounds.
TAP Block
Injection of Bupivacaine 0.5% 20 ml into the thickness of the right abdominal wall and of Bupivacaine 0.5% 10 ml into the surgical wounds.
Control
Patients receive the injection of local anaesthetic into the surgical wounds only.
Control
Injection of Bupivacaine 0.5% 10 ml into the surgical wounds
Interventions
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TAP Block
Injection of Bupivacaine 0.5% 20 ml into the thickness of the right abdominal wall and of Bupivacaine 0.5% 10 ml into the surgical wounds.
Control
Injection of Bupivacaine 0.5% 10 ml into the surgical wounds
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Male or female aged 18-60 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients intended to have laparoscopic cholecystectomy as an inpatient (staying overnight after surgery).
* Patients initially scheduled to have day case surgery but eventually admitted to hospital due to surgical or anaesthetic concerns or social reasons.
* Patients with contraindications in having injection of the local anaesthetic used in the study (i.e. history of side-effects, allergy).
* Patients who cannot have one or more standard oral painkillers prescribed postoperatively.
* Patients with history of chronic pain who are already on long term painkillers.
* Patients unable/unwilling to give informed consent for participation in the study.
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Antonio Manzelli, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Locations
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Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Exeter, , United Kingdom
Countries
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References
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Rafi AN. Abdominal field block: a new approach via the lumbar triangle. Anaesthesia. 2001 Oct;56(10):1024-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2001.02279-40.x. No abstract available.
Baeriswyl M, Kirkham KR, Kern C, Albrecht E. The Analgesic Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Adult Patients: A Meta-Analysis. Anesth Analg. 2015 Dec;121(6):1640-54. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000967.
Charlton S, Cyna AM, Middleton P, Griffiths JD. Perioperative transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks for analgesia after abdominal surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Dec 8;(12):CD007705. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007705.pub2.
Siddiqui MR, Sajid MS, Uncles DR, Cheek L, Baig MK. A meta-analysis on the clinical effectiveness of transversus abdominis plane block. J Clin Anesth. 2011 Feb;23(1):7-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.05.008.
De Oliveira GS Jr, Castro-Alves LJ, Nader A, Kendall MC, McCarthy RJ. Transversus abdominis plane block to ameliorate postoperative pain outcomes after laparoscopic surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Anesth Analg. 2014 Feb;118(2):454-463. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000066.
Pourseidi B, Khorram-Manesh A. Effect of intercostals neural blockade with Marcaine (bupivacaine) on postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc. 2007 Sep;21(9):1557-9. doi: 10.1007/s00464-006-9181-9. Epub 2007 Mar 7.
El-Dawlatly AA, Turkistani A, Kettner SC, Machata AM, Delvi MB, Thallaj A, Kapral S, Marhofer P. Ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block: description of a new technique and comparison with conventional systemic analgesia during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Br J Anaesth. 2009 Jun;102(6):763-7. doi: 10.1093/bja/aep067. Epub 2009 Apr 17.
Chazapis M, Walker EM, Rooms MA, Kamming D, Moonesinghe SR. Measuring quality of recovery-15 after day case surgery. Br J Anaesth. 2016 Feb;116(2):241-8. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev413.
Other Identifiers
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1901750
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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