Clinical Proposal for the Comparison of Intraperitoneal Anesthetic to Injected Local Anesthetic
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00508976 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 30, 2007
Last Update Posted : May 10, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pain, Postoperative Morbid Obesity | Drug: Injected bupivacaine post-operatively Drug: Streamed bupivacaine versus streamed normal saline Drug: Aerosolized bupivacaine versus aerosolized saline Drug: Injected lidocaine pre-incision vs saline pre-incision | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 100 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Factorial Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Evaluation of Aerosolized Bupivacaine Versus Pre-incision Lidocaine Versus Instilled Liquid Bupivacaine Versus Post-operative Bupivacaine Injection for Optimization of Post-operative Pain Control in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgical Patients |
Study Start Date : | June 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | April 2008 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: 3 |
Drug: Streamed bupivacaine versus streamed normal saline
Patients will receive 30ml of 0.9% normal saline divided equally and injected prior to port site incisions, then 10ml of 0.5% bupivacaine streamed via port directed at operative field, then 10ml of 0.9% normal saline aerosolized into the coelomic cavity prior to deflation and our current standard of care, which is 30ml of 0.5% bupivacaine, divided equally between the five port-sites, injected at the end of the operation.
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Experimental: 2 |
Drug: Injected lidocaine pre-incision vs saline pre-incision
Patients will receive 30ml of 1% lidocaine divided equally and injected prior to port site incisions, then 10ml of 0.9% normal saline streamed via port directed at operative field, then 10ml of 0.9% normal saline aerosolized into the coelomic cavity prior to deflation and our current standard of care, which is 30ml of 0.5% bupivacaine, divided equally between the five port-sites, injected at the end of the operation.
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Experimental: 4 |
Drug: Aerosolized bupivacaine versus aerosolized saline
Patients will receive 30 ml of 0.9% normal saline divided equally and injected prior to port site incision, then 10ml of 0.9% normal saline streamed via port directed at operative field, then 10ml of 0.5% bupivacaine aerosolized into coelomic cavity prior to deflation and our current standard of care, which is 30ml of 0.5% bupivacaine, divided equally between the five port-sites, injected at the end of the operation.
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Active Comparator: 1 |
Drug: Injected bupivacaine post-operatively
Patients will receive 30 ml of 0.9% normal saline divided equally and injected prior to port site incision, then 10ml of 0.9% normal saline streamed via port directed at operative field, then 10ml of 0.9% normal saline aerosolized into the coelomic cavity prior to deflation, and our current standard of care, which is 30ml of 0.5% bupivacaine, divided equally between the five port-sites, injected at the end of the operation.
Other Name: bupivacaine |
- Measure of reduction in post-operative pain and narcotics usage. [ Time Frame: First 3 days post-operatively. ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female patients between 18 and 65 years of age.
- Patients undergoing elective bariatric surgery.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients allergic to bupivacaine or any other local anesthetics (amides & esters).
- Patients who have used opiates or opiods within 15 days prior to surgery.
- Patients converted to open gastric bypass.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00508976
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Pinnacle Health; Community General Osteopathic Hospital | |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 17109 |
Principal Investigator: | Troy A Moritz, DO | Pinnacle Health; Community General Osteopathic Hospital |
Responsible Party: | Troy Moritz, D.O., Troy Moritz DO, Pinnacle Health System |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00508976 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PHH#07-005 |
First Posted: | July 30, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 10, 2012 |
Last Verified: | May 2012 |
bupivacaine marcaine lidocaine normal saline narcotics |
analog pain scale postoperative pain preemptive aerosolization streamed |
Obesity, Morbid Pain, Postoperative Postoperative Complications Pathologic Processes Pain Neurologic Manifestations Obesity Overnutrition Nutrition Disorders Overweight Body Weight Lidocaine |
Bupivacaine Anesthetics, Local Anesthetics Central Nervous System Depressants Physiological Effects of Drugs Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Anti-Arrhythmia Agents Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Blockers Sodium Channel Blockers Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |