Trial Outcomes & Findings for Pudendal Nerve Block for Hemorrhoidectomy (NCT NCT04251884)

NCT ID: NCT04251884

Last Updated: 2022-03-11

Results Overview

Visual analogue scale (VAS) ranges from 0 to 10, where 0 is "no pain at all" and 10 is "the strongest pain"

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

49 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

at 24 hours after the hemorrhoidectomy

Results posted on

2022-03-11

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
Ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed with 20 mls Ropivacaine 0.75%.
Not Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
No ultrasound-guided pudendal block performed
Overall Study
STARTED
23
26
Overall Study
COMPLETED
23
26
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
n=23 Participants
Ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed with 20 mls Ropivacaine 0.75%.
Not Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
n=26 Participants
No ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed.
Total
n=49 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
51.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 18.3 • n=23 Participants
53.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.5 • n=26 Participants
52.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.7 • n=49 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
11 Participants
n=23 Participants
11 Participants
n=26 Participants
22 Participants
n=49 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
12 Participants
n=23 Participants
15 Participants
n=26 Participants
27 Participants
n=49 Participants
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
0 Participants
Race and Ethnicity were not collected from any participant.
Region of Enrollment
Switzerland
23 Participants
n=23 Participants
26 Participants
n=26 Participants
49 Participants
n=49 Participants
Comorbidities (Cardiologic, Pulmonary, Kidney, Diabetes, Neuropathy)
• Cardiologic disease
2 participants
n=23 Participants
3 participants
n=26 Participants
5 participants
n=49 Participants
Comorbidities (Cardiologic, Pulmonary, Kidney, Diabetes, Neuropathy)
• Pulmonary disease
0 participants
n=23 Participants
3 participants
n=26 Participants
3 participants
n=49 Participants
Comorbidities (Cardiologic, Pulmonary, Kidney, Diabetes, Neuropathy)
• Kidney disease
2 participants
n=23 Participants
1 participants
n=26 Participants
3 participants
n=49 Participants
Comorbidities (Cardiologic, Pulmonary, Kidney, Diabetes, Neuropathy)
• Diabetes
1 participants
n=23 Participants
2 participants
n=26 Participants
3 participants
n=49 Participants
Comorbidities (Cardiologic, Pulmonary, Kidney, Diabetes, Neuropathy)
• Neuropathy
0 participants
n=23 Participants
1 participants
n=26 Participants
1 participants
n=49 Participants
Symptoms leading to surgery (itching, pain, bleeding, tenesmus)
Itching
10 participants
n=23 Participants
9 participants
n=26 Participants
19 participants
n=49 Participants
Symptoms leading to surgery (itching, pain, bleeding, tenesmus)
Pain
20 participants
n=23 Participants
23 participants
n=26 Participants
43 participants
n=49 Participants
Symptoms leading to surgery (itching, pain, bleeding, tenesmus)
Bleeding
12 participants
n=23 Participants
19 participants
n=26 Participants
31 participants
n=49 Participants
Symptoms leading to surgery (itching, pain, bleeding, tenesmus)
Tenesmus
2 participants
n=23 Participants
2 participants
n=26 Participants
4 participants
n=49 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: at 24 hours after the hemorrhoidectomy

Visual analogue scale (VAS) ranges from 0 to 10, where 0 is "no pain at all" and 10 is "the strongest pain"

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
n=23 Participants
Ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed with 20 mls Ropivacaine 0.75%.
Not Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
n=26 Participants
No ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed.
Postoperative Pain on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
1.4 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.4
3.1 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.4

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: at 6, 12 and 48 hours after the operation

Visual analogue scale (VAS) ranges from 0 to 10, where 0 is "no pain at all" and 10 is "the strongest pain"

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
n=23 Participants
Ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed with 20 mls Ropivacaine 0.75%.
Not Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
n=26 Participants
No ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed.
Postoperative Pain on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Pain on VAS at 6 hours
2.8 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.4
4.6 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.7
Postoperative Pain on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Pain on VAS at 12 hours
3.4 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.1
4.7 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 3.6
Postoperative Pain on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
Pain on VAS at 48 hours
1.0 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.6
2.1 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Within 48 hours

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
n=23 Participants
Ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed with 20 mls Ropivacaine 0.75%.
Not Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
n=26 Participants
No ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed.
Opioids Consumption
5 Participants
10 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: up to 2 weeks

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
n=23 Participants
Ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed with 20 mls Ropivacaine 0.75%.
Not Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
n=26 Participants
No ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed.
Lenght of Hospital Stay
1.2 days
Standard Deviation 1.2
1.8 days
Standard Deviation 1.8

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Within 6 weeks

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
n=23 Participants
Ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed with 20 mls Ropivacaine 0.75%.
Not Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block
n=26 Participants
No ultrasound-guided pudendal nerve block performed.
Complications Related to the Pudendal Nerve Block
0 Participants
0 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Within the hospital stay

Ongoing

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Not Receiving the Pudendal Nerve Block

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Francesco Mongelli

Ospedale Regionale di Lugano

Phone: +41764706297

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place