The Use of Intraperitoneal Ropivacaine in Bariatric Bypass Surgery

Summary

This is a pilot study in a randomized, controlled, double-blinded format and will evaluate the ability of a local anesthetic, Ropivacaine, to decrease pain after gastric bypass surgery. The drug will be administered into the abdomen during a bariatric bypass surgery. After surgery, patients who received Ropivacaine will be compared to those without Ropivacaine to determine its effect on reducing pain, recovery of lung function, ability to walk, and quality of life during recovery.

Timeline

Start

2014-07

Primary completion

2015-01

Completion

2015-07

Publications

• Jarrar A, Eipe N, Wu R, Neville A, Yelle JD, Mamazza J. Effect of intraperitoneal local anesthesia on enhanced recovery outcomes after bariatric surgery: a randomized controlled pilot study. Can J Surg. 2021 Nov 10;64(6):E603-E608. doi: 10.1503/cjs.017719. Print 2021 Nov-Dec.
• Wu R, Haggar F, Porte N, Eipe N, Raiche I, Neville A, Yelle JD, Ramsay T, Mamazza J. Assessing the feasibility of a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial to investigate the role of intraperitoneal ropivacaine in gastric bypass surgery: a protocol. BMJ Open. 2014 Aug 11;4(8):e005823. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005823.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.