NCT01845532

Analgesic Effect of Trigger Point Injection and EMLA for Shoulder Pain in Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yonsei University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Laparoscopic operative procedures have revolutionized gynecological surgery. These have several advantages: a smaller and more cosmetic incision, reduced blood loss and shorter postoperative stay, which cuts down on hospital costs. However, postoperative pain continues to be one complication, which results in an unpleasant experience for the patient and at times causes a delayed discharge. Trigger point injection removes the pain developing point and block the pain signal. EMLA cream shows analgesic effect when being spread on the skin. An literature showed that patch of local anesthetics showed the effect of trigger point inject. The purpose of this study is to investigate the alleviation of shoulder pain, headache, abdominal pain, and back pain after trigger point injection or EMLA cream applying on shoulder in patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Conditions

• Myoma of Uterus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	TPI	Trigger point injection with 25G needle on the shoulder before surgery(0.5% procaine, 0.25\~0.5% lidocaine, 0.125% bupivacaine)
DRUG	EMLA cream	EMLA cream with occluding dressing on the shoulder before surgery(5% of eutectic mixture with 2.5% lidocaine and 2.5% prilocaine)

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-01
• Primary completion: 2013-11-01
• Completion: 2014-01-01
• First posted: 2013-05-03
• Last updated: 2014-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea