drugset / Trial / NCT02449720

Intraperitoneal Local Anaesthetic in Bowel Surgery

NCT02449720 ↗

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

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.

Timeline

Start
2015-05
Primary completion
2016-06
Completion
2016-12

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Ropivacaine Other / unclassified 20 mg Other