Status:
COMPLETED
Patients-Controlled Epidural Analgesia After Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity Using Morphine-Levobupivacaine Regimens
Lead Sponsor:
University of Patras
Conditions:
Morbid Obesity
Postoperative Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Adequate postoperative analgesia can facilitate recovery following gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity. The efficacy and safety of intravenous patient - controlled analgesia has been studied, bu...
Detailed Description
Morbidly obese patients (BMI \> 50 kg/m2) planned to undergo open variant of biliopancreatic diversion with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (BPD-RYGBP) received standardized general anesthesia (intravenous p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Body mass index (BMI) \> 50
- Age \< 50
- Patients written consent to participate in the study
Exclusion
- Cardiovascular disease (valvular and ischemic heart disease)
- Patients refusal to participate in the study
- Contraindication to epidural catheter placement (e.g anticoagulation, anti- platelets medication)
- Active psychiatric disease requiring treatment
- Redo surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
96 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01249872
Start Date
January 1 2010
End Date
September 1 2012
Last Update
July 24 2013
Active Locations (1)
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University of Patras, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Pátrai, Achaia, Greece, 26500