RCT Superior Hypogastric Block During LH

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-02-21
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of a superior hypogastric plexus block (SHPB) for pain relief following a laparoscopic hysterectomy.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Jon I. Einarsson
• Collaborators: George Washington University; University of North Carolina
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Triamcinolone; Triamcinolone Acetonide; Triamcinolone diacetate; Triamcinolone hexacetonide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Over age 18

• English Speaking

• Able to provide informed consent

• Undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign indications

Exclusion Criteria:

• Planned laparotomy incision

• Planned procedure that requires dissection of the presacral space

• Allergy to block medication (s)

• Known or suspected malignancy

• Non-English speaker