NCT05428982

The Effect of Postoperative Modified Trendelenburg Position to Decrease Shoulder Pain After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: Department of Medical Services Ministry of Public Health of Thailand · Other Government
• Sex: Female
• Age: 30 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Laparoscopic surgery is commonly used procedure in diagnostic and treatment including Hysterectomy. Post laparoscopic shoulder pain is common side effect mostly occur after surgery. Postoperative Trendelenburg position might decrease pain by reducing the mechanical pressure of CO2 on the diaphragm. Maintaining the patient in Trendelenburg for 6 hours postoperatively will decrease postoperative shoulder pain.

Detailed description

After laparoscopic hysterectomy surgery, Patients in intervention group were positioned in a Modified Trendelenburg position (20 °) postoperative for 6 hours because of the limitation of this study cannot positioned in Trendelenburg position. A modified Trendelenburg position is head and trunk of patient were in neutral position while hips and lower extrimities were raised at 20 degree. In control group were in neutral position. All patients were asked shoulder pain score at ward, 6 , 12, 24 hours after postoperative Modified Trendelenburg position for 6 hours

Conditions

• Post Operative Pain
• Shoulder Pain
• Gynecologic Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Postoperative Modified Trendelenburg position	Patients underwent the laparoscopic hysterectomy were positioned in a Modified Trendelenburg position (20 °) postoperative for 6 hours at ward.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-30
• Primary completion: 2023-08-30
• Completion: 2023-08-30
• First posted: 2022-06-23
• Last updated: 2023-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand