Sternal Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine vs. Saline Prior to Incision in Cardiac Surgery
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out what effects (good and bad) that the study medicine called "liposomal bupivacaine" has on subjects that are undergoing a sternotomy. Liposomal bupivacaine solution, is a drug that the doctor will inject before they make the cut through patient's breastbone (sternotomy). Normally pain medicine like this is given right before the surgeon closes up the patient's breastbone, at the end of the surgery. For this study, they want to see if giving the medicine before they make the cut into the patient's breastbone helps their pain. They also want to find out if patients feel less pain after surgery with the study drug than they do with saline and possibly decrease the need for pain medicine. Subjects will be in the study for about 72 hours or until they are discharged from the hospital.
Timeline
- Start
- 2020-02-06
- Primary completion
- 2021-06-23
- Completion
- 2021-06-26
Publications
- Background Bignami E, Castella A, Pota V, Saglietti F, Scognamiglio A, Trumello C, Pace MC, Allegri M. Perioperative pain management in cardiac surgery: a systematic review. Minerva Anestesiol. 2018 Apr;84(4):488-503. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.17.12142-5. Epub 2017 Oct 12.
- Background Dowling R, Thielmeier K, Ghaly A, Barber D, Boice T, Dine A. Improved pain control after cardiac surgery: results of a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Nov;126(5):1271-8. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)00585-3.
- Background Barr AM, Tutungi E, Almeida AA. Parasternal intercostal block with ropivacaine for pain management after cardiac surgery: a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2007 Aug;21(4):547-53. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.09.003. Epub 2006 Dec 22.
- Background Lee CY, Robinson DA, Johnson CA Jr, Zhang Y, Wong J, Joshi DJ, Wu TT, Knight PA. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Liposomal Bupivacaine Parasternal Intercostal Block for Sternotomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Jan;107(1):128-134. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.081. Epub 2018 Aug 28.
- Background Labrum JT 4th, Ilyas AM. Preemptive Analgesia in Thumb Basal Joint Arthroplasty: Immediate Postoperative Pain with Preincision versus Postincision Local Anesthesia. J Hand Microsurg. 2017 Aug;9(2):80-83. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1603734. Epub 2017 Jun 5.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparator | Bupivacaine | Other / unclassified | 1.3 % | Other |
| Comparator | Bupivacaine | Other / unclassified | 20 ml | Other |
Indications
No indication recorded.