Surgical Site Infiltration of Exparel vs TAP Block With Exparel in Patients Undergoing Laparotomy Via Midline Incision

NCT ID: NCT03870685

Last Updated: 2021-07-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

43 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-07-05

Study Completion Date

2021-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a randomized-controlled prospective study to be conducted at Danbury Hospital and Norwalk Hospital to compare postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores of patients with suspected or known gynecologic malignancies undergoing midline laparotomy who received TAP block with liposomal bupivacaine versus surgical site infiltration of liposomal bupivacaine.

Primary outcome: Total postoperative opioid consumption as measured by morphine equivalents over 48 hour period.

Secondary outcomes include: Pain scores (based on visual analog scale 1-10) at 2 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours postoperatively at rest and upon exertion (Valsalva maneuver), Severity of nausea, Episodes of vomiting, Total antiemetics consumption over 48 hour period.

Detailed Description

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Recent studies suggest surgical site infiltration of local anesthetic into the preperitoneal, subfascial and/or subcutaneous planes as an alternative approach. The literature suggests this offers superior pain relief and significantly reduced morphine consumption. This procedure has been shown to provide excellent analgesia in open inguinal hernia repair and colorectal procedures up to 72 hours after a single injection. However, there is limited published data comparing TAP block with liposomal bupivacaine and surgical site infiltration of liposomal bupivacaine in open hysterectomy patients.

The investigators propose to prospectively study the efficacy of surgical site infiltration of liposomal bupivacaine versus TAP block with liposomal bupivacaine in patients with suspected or known gynecologic malignancies undergoing midline laparotomy. The investigators hypothesize that surgical site infiltration of liposomal bupivacaine is more effective than TAP block with liposomal bupivacaine in this patient population. The investigators primary outcome will be postoperative total 48 hour opioid consumption.

Secondary outcomes will include visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores at rest and upon exertion (Valsalva maneuver) at 2 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours postoperatively, severity of nausea, episodes of vomiting and total antiemetics consumption postoperatively. Pain scores and severity of nausea scores will be collected in person or over the phone.

The investigators expect the results of this study to demonstrate that surgical site infiltration of liposomal bupivacaine in patients with suspected or known gynecologic malignancies undergoing midline laparotomy may help shorten the recovery period and reduce the need for postoperative opioid medications. Furthermore, generally patients undergoing procedures such as tumor debulking and lymph node dissection would have an extended hospitalization. If surgical site infiltration of liposomal bupivacaine administration is found to decrease the length of hospitalization (versus TAP Block with liposomal bupivacaine), it will significantly decrease the health care costs.

Conditions

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Postoperative Pain Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Opioid Use

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Patients randomized to TAP block with liposomal bupivacaine OR surgical site infiltration of liposomal bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia after undergoing midline laparotomy
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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TAP block with Exparel

Patients will receive immediate postoperative bilateral 2-quadrant TAP block with Exparel (liposomal bupivacaine) admixed with bupivacaine HCl and saline by the anesthesia team.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

TAP Block

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Transversus Plane block

Exparel

Intervention Type DRUG

liposomal bupivacaine

Surgical Site Infiltration of Exparel

Patients will receive surgical site infiltration of Exparel (liposomal bupivacaine) admixed with bupivacaine HCl and saline by surgeon.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Surgical Site Infiltration

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Surgical Site Infiltration

Exparel

Intervention Type DRUG

liposomal bupivacaine

Interventions

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TAP Block

Transversus Plane block

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Surgical Site Infiltration

Surgical Site Infiltration

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Exparel

liposomal bupivacaine

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Any woman age 18 or over with known or suspected gynecologic malignancy who is scheduled for laparotomy via vertical midline incision at Danbury Hospital or Norwalk Hospital
* American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I to IV (a normal healthy patient to a patient with severe systemic disease that may be constant threat to life)
* English or Spanish speaking

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy
* Unable to obtain consent
* Severe allergies and/or anaphylaxis to bupivacaine or other anesthetics of the same class, to hydromorphone or morphine equivalents
* Patients taking fospropofol, hyaluronidase, propofol, propranolol, St John's Wort and verapamil at the time of screening
* Significant psychiatric disturbance as recorded in the medical record
* Current or history of alcohol or drug addiction
* Have current acute or chronic pain disorders as indicated in medical record
* Current or history of opioid dependence
* Contraindications to acetaminophen (significant hepatic dysfunction or disease), ketorolac and ibuprofen (significant renal dysfunction or reactive airway disease)
* ≥2 previous midline laparotomies
* BMI \>45
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Danbury Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Linus Chuang

Network Chairman OB/GYN

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Linus Chuang, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Danbury Hospital, Nuvance Health

Locations

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Danbury Hospital

Danbury, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Atim A, Bilgin F, Kilickaya O, Purtuloglu T, Alanbay I, Orhan ME, Kurt E. The efficacy of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing hysterectomy. Anaesth Intensive Care. 2011 Jul;39(4):630-4. doi: 10.1177/0310057X1103900415.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21823381 (View on PubMed)

Carney J, McDonnell JG, Ochana A, Bhinder R, Laffey JG. The transversus abdominis plane block provides effective postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy. Anesth Analg. 2008 Dec;107(6):2056-60. doi: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181871313.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19020158 (View on PubMed)

Abdallah FW, Halpern SH, Margarido CB. Transversus abdominis plane block for postoperative analgesia after Caesarean delivery performed under spinal anaesthesia? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2012 Nov;109(5):679-87. doi: 10.1093/bja/aes279. Epub 2012 Aug 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22907337 (View on PubMed)

Brogi E, Kazan R, Cyr S, Giunta F, Hemmerling TM. Transversus abdominal plane block for postoperative analgesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials. Can J Anaesth. 2016 Oct;63(10):1184-1196. doi: 10.1007/s12630-016-0679-x. Epub 2016 Jun 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27307177 (View on PubMed)

Joshi GP, Rawal N, Kehlet H; PROSPECT collaboration; Bonnet F, Camu F, Fischer HB, Neugebauer EA, Schug SA, Simanski CJ. Evidence-based management of postoperative pain in adults undergoing open inguinal hernia surgery. Br J Surg. 2012 Feb;99(2):168-85. doi: 10.1002/bjs.7660. Epub 2011 Sep 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21928388 (View on PubMed)

McDonnell JG, O'Donnell B, Curley G, Heffernan A, Power C, Laffey JG. The analgesic efficacy of transversus abdominis plane block after abdominal surgery: a prospective randomized controlled trial. Anesth Analg. 2007 Jan;104(1):193-7. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000250223.49963.0f.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17179269 (View on PubMed)

Chahar P, Cummings KC 3rd. Liposomal bupivacaine: a review of a new bupivacaine formulation. J Pain Res. 2012;5:257-64. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S27894. Epub 2012 Aug 14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23049275 (View on PubMed)

Hotta K, Inoue S, Taira K, Sata N, Tamai K, Takeuchi M. Comparison of the analgesic effect between continuous wound infiltration and single-injection transversus abdominis plane block after gynecologic laparotomy. J Anesth. 2016 Feb;30(1):31-8. doi: 10.1007/s00540-015-2083-z. Epub 2015 Oct 14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26467038 (View on PubMed)

Gasanova I, Alexander J, Ogunnaike B, Hamid C, Rogers D, Minhajuddin A, Joshi GP. Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Surgical Site Infiltration for Pain Management After Open Total Abdominal Hysterectomy. Anesth Analg. 2015 Nov;121(5):1383-8. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000909.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26252171 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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18-701

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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