Evaluation of Postoperative Pain After Tension-free Obturator Tape Operation (TVT-O) With or Without Local Anesthetic
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2020-06-22
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
BACKGROUND:
Compare the pain intensity after TVT-O procedure in the inner part of the thigh where the
anesthetic substance will be injected versus the inner part of of the thigh without
anesthetic injection in the same woman.
The advantage of this work is that this method of testing neutralizes the effect of pain
thresholds of different women.
If an advantage will be found in injecting anesthetic as a reduction in postoperative pain,
it could be recommended for all women who undergo surgery of this kind.
METHODS:
Preoperative women will be offered the opportunity to participate in the study after a
detailed explanation of the study and determine a date for an elective TVT-O procedure. After
signing the Informed Consent Form, they will undergo a TVT-O procedure with injection of
anesthetic into one of the obturators membranes. In a random order, Marcaine 5-ml will be
injected into a left or right obturator membrane.
One side with Marcaine (Bupivacaine HCL) 0.5% 5 mg / mL Injection,opposite side without
injection of any anesthetic.
Before and after surgery, patients will receive Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) instruction and
will be polled at the following time points: 1,6,12,24 hours after surgery per inner part of
the thigh separately. Each patient will rate the intensity of the pain she feels on the pain
questionnaire at each of the time points mentioned before.