Status:

COMPLETED

Superior Hypogastric Nerve Block for Pain Control Post-uterine Fibroid Embolization

Lead Sponsor:

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Conditions:

Leiomyoma

Eligibility:

FEMALE

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) is now an accepted treatment of uterine fibroids. However the procedure is often very painful and, in many centres, patients are admitted overnight with patient cont...

Detailed Description

This is a double blinded study in which the patients and the primary operators of the UFE as well as the post-procedural caregivers are blinded to whether the patients have received a sham procedure (...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All women with symptomatic fibroids or adenomyosis that have requested and been approved for uterine artery embolization
  • Ability to comply with the requirements of the study procedures

Exclusion

  • Patients in whom the vascular anatomy prevents access to the superior hypogastric nerve plexus safely
  • Patients who have known allergy to the anesthetic agent
  • Patients with signs of skin infection at the entry site of the needle used to place the nerve block
  • Patients with signs of infection such as fever
  • Patients with history of inflammatory bowel disease of with signs of colitis
  • Patients with uncorrectable abnormal coagulation status (INR \>1.5 and plt \< 50000 without use of anticoagulation agents)
  • Patients with preexisting conditions, which, in the opinion of the investigator, interfere with the conduct of the study.
  • Patients who are uncooperative, cannot follow instructions, or who are unlikely to comply with follow-up appointments or fill-out the post-procedural pain questionnaires.
  • Patients with a mental state that may preclude completion of the study procedure or is unable to provide informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02270255

Start Date

April 1 2015

End Date

November 1 2017

Last Update

August 14 2019

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McGill University Health Centre - Royal Victoria Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 1A1