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CompletedNCT02527083

Influence of Anesthetic Technique on Acute and Chronic Neuropathic Pain

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10 (actual)
Sponsor
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System · Federal
Sex
Male
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Research suggests that the type of anesthesia used for surgery may affect intraoperative stress hormone levels. There is also data to support that an increased level of stress hormones leads to increased pain after surgery. The primary aim of this study is to determine the effect of anesthesia type on long term pain after hernia surgery. In this study, patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair will be randomized to an anesthetic group, either Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) maintained with propofol or Balanced Inhaled Anesthesia (BIA) maintained with sevoflurane. This will allow us to look at any differences in short and long-term pain after hernia repair depending on type of anesthesia received.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGPropofol
DRUGSevoflurane
DRUGRemifentanil
DRUGKetamine

Timeline

Start date
2015-01-01
Primary completion
2019-06-01
Completion
2019-06-01
First posted
2015-08-18
Last updated
2025-12-31
Results posted
2025-12-31

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02527083. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.