A Trial of Levator Muscle Blocks Following Posterior Colporrhaphy Surgery to Reduce Post-operative Pain.

Summary

To determine if levator muscle block with bupivacaine improves postoperative pain control relative to placebo controls among women undergoing prolapse surgery involving a posterior colporrhaphy. Improvement is defined as no less than a 25% lower total pain score on a ten point numerical pain scale.

Timeline

Start

2017-05-15

Primary completion

2019-06-01

Completion

2019-08-01

Publications

• Kaeser CT, Rothenberger R, Zoorob D, Whiteside JL. Bupivacaine Use After Posterior Colporrhaphy to Reduce Postoperative Pain: A Multicenter, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2022 Feb 1;28(2):72-76. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001082.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.