NCT03600129

Qudratus Lumborum Block for Postoperative Pain After Endoscopic Prostatectomy.

Ultrasound-guided Quadratus Lumborum Block for Postoperative Pain Control After Endoscopic Prostatectomy - Double Blinded, Placebo-controlled, Randomised Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 40 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Laparoscopic prostatectomy (LP) is characterized by substantial tissue trauma, despite its minimally -invasive approach. Although postoperative pain intensity is lower when compared to open procedures, the use of opioids is common. Retrospective review of available LP cases revealed that although analgesic demand varied, nearly all of our LP patients required opioids postoperatively. Bilateral Quadratus Lumborum Block (QLB), being one of relatively new features of regional anesthesia, offers good analgesia of abdominal wall, with the potential for control of visceral pain. This study was established to evaluate its effectiveness in alleviating pain after radical prostatectomy in a double - blind, placebo - controlled manner.

Conditions

• Prostate Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Qadratus Lumborum Block	Bilateral, ultrasound - guided Quadratus Lumborum Block
DRUG	30 milliliters of 0.375% Ropivacaine	30 milliliters of 0.375% Ropivacaine used for Quadratus Lumborum Block
DRUG	30 milliliters of 0.9% NaCl	30 milliliters of 0.9% NaCl used for Quadratus Lumborum Block

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-07-25
• Primary completion: 2019-10-21
• Completion: 2019-10-21
• First posted: 2018-07-26
• Last updated: 2019-10-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Poland