The Effect of Local Analgesia on Postoperative Gluteal Pain in Patients Undergoing Sacrospinous Ligament Fixation
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-07-01
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Summary
This study will randomize patients to either receive intraoperative administration of local
anesthetic and corticosteriod at time of sacrospinous ligament fixation compared to placebo
to determine if intraoperative trigger point injection (TPI) improves postoperative gluteal
and sciatic pain scores along with use of narcotic pain medications.
There is a paucity of data examining interventions to potentially ameliorate the
postoperative gluteal pain often associated with sacrospinous ligament colpopexy. Our study
aims to determine if a compounded TPI improves postoperative pain scores and minimizes use of
narcotic pain medications by 20% compared to controls.