Status:
COMPLETED
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair With Elastomeric Pain Pump
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Conditions:
Hernia, Ventral
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a local anesthetic dispensed via a tiny catheter device, called the ON-Q PainBuster pump, placed during surgery on top of the mesh used in the ...
Detailed Description
One outcome of the greater than 2 million abdominal operations performed in the United States each year is an incisional hernia rate of 3% to 20%. As a result, approximately 150,000 ventral hernia rep...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
- Consent obtained
Exclusion
- Under 18 years
- Allergic to Bupivacaine
- significant liver or renal disease
- Contraindication to PCA
- Current daily opioid usage
- History of substance abuse disorders
- Dx of chronic pain syndrome
- Daily usage of NSAIDs or COX 2 inhibitors
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00472134
Start Date
December 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2007
Last Update
June 8 2015
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106