Status:
COMPLETED
Patient Satisfaction and Pain Control Following Reconstructive Vaginal Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
TriHealth Inc.
Conditions:
Post Operative Pain
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesize that patient controlled analgesia (PCA) provides superior pain relief and patient satisfaction when compared to scheduled intravenous analgesia following vaginal reconstr...
Detailed Description
The investigators hypothesize that patient controlled analgesia (PCA) provides superior pain relief and patient satisfaction when compared to scheduled intravenous analgesia following vaginal reconstr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The patients will be limited to those from the Division of Urogynecology to ensure similar surgical techniques. They will be between the ages of 18 and 70 and undergoing major vaginal reconstruction.
- All patients must undergo vaginal reconstructive surgery including: anterior repair, posterior repair, and intraperitoneal vaginal vault suspension. The addition of vaginal hysterectomy, enterocele repair, or suburethral sling is not cause for exclusion.
Exclusion
- Any patient who has an allergy to hydromorphone/Dilaudid.
- Any patient already taking chronic opioids, defined as daily use.
- All patients with renal insufficiency or failure.
- All patients with liver failure.
- Any patient who is not having general anesthesia.
- Any patient undergoing abdominal or laparoscopic procedures: sacral colpopexy, laparoscopic hysterectomy or oophorectomy, Burch procedure, or any procedure that enters the abdominal fascia.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
54 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01442818
Start Date
September 1 2010
End Date
October 1 2012
Last Update
July 10 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45040