A Trial to Reduce Referred Pain in the Shoulder Following a Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery
FIGARO
FIGARO : A Double-blinded RCT to Reduce Referred Pain in the Shoulder Following a Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery
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Brief Summary
Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery suffer in 30-85% of cases of referred pain in the shoulder in the first days following their intervention. Pain can be disabling and may even delay the discharge of patients. Several techniques have been proposed to reduce this problem. Promising strategies include the reduction of CO2 insufflation flow, lung recruitment maneuvers and active aspiration of intraperitoneal air at the end of surgical procedure to force gas discharge. The investigators wish to perform a randomized controlled trial with 160 women, who will assess the effect of a combined approach, combining for the first time lung recruitment maneuvers and aspiration of pneumoperitoneum in the Trendelenburg position at the end of surgery and flow of insufflation reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) forming the pneumoperitoneum during surgery, on the intensity of shoulder pain postoperatively. In the control group the evacuation of the pneumoperitoneum will be done by opening the trocars and external abdominal pressure at the end of surgery. No study to our knowledge has tested the active aspiration maneuvers gas after laparoscopic surgery in gynecology. The study will be preceded by a pilot study in 15 participants, who will be assigned to the control group to determine the basic rate of referred pain in the shoulder in our people and improve test management.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable surgery
Started Apr 2015
Typical duration for not_applicable surgery
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2015
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 11, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 10, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2017
CompletedJuly 19, 2017
July 1, 2017
2.3 years
May 11, 2015
July 18, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
shoulder pain
questionnaire
48 hours
Secondary Outcomes (6)
The impact of referred pain in the shoulder
48 hours
The intensity of abdominal pain Postoperatively
48 hours
The incidence of postoperative nausea
48 hours
The quality of life
48 hours
Theincidence of abdominal pain Postoperatively
48 hours
- +1 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Control
NO INTERVENTIONintervention
EXPERIMENTALFlow of insufflation will be set to 2-3L / min. After the intervention, the CO2 insufflation is discontinued, accessories trocars are removed under direct vision and the incisions the sites of these trocars will be closed. Patients will be placed in the Trendelenburg position 30 degrees, head tilted down. The umbilical trocar is opened. Suction is inserted into the trocar, taking care to stay inside the jacket of the trocar. Active suction gas will during lung recruitment. This maneuver will be performed by the anesthesiologist who applies 5 subsequent forced breaths, up to 40 cm H2O pressure, taking care to maintain the insufflation last 5 sec. Once completed, the suction will be removed, the laparoscope is inserted into the trocar to verify the absence of trauma to underlying structures.
Interventions
flow of insufflation set to 2-3L / min. Once the intervention is complete, the CO2 insufflation is discontinued, accessories trocars are removed under direct vision and the incisions the sites of these trocars will be closed with or without fascial closure according to the standard display. Patients will be placed in the Trendelenburg position 30 degrees, head tilted down. The umbilical trocar is opened. A suction is inserted into the trocar, taking care to stay inside the jacket of the trocar. Active suction gas will during lung recruitment. This maneuver will be performed by the anesthesiologist who apply 5 subsequent forced breaths, up to 40 cm H2O pressure, taking care to maintain the insufflation last 5 seconds. Once completed, the suction will be removed, the laparoscope is inserted into the trocar to verify the absence of trauma to underlying structures. The patient will be given to neutral at the end of the procedure.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- women, 18-65 years
- physical ASA score 1-2
- Elective laparoscopic surgery for benign cause
- patients who have been informed of the study and has agreed to sign the ICF
You may not qualify if:
- physical ASA score 3-4
- pregnant women
- chronic pain syndrome or preoperative pain syndrome
- narcotics consumption, chronic preoperative analgesia
- alcohol or drug dependence
- inability to provide telephone follow up at 48 hours
- laparoscopy not possible at the umbilical level.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jean-Charles Pasquier, MD, PhD
Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- full professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 11, 2015
First Posted
June 10, 2015
Study Start
April 1, 2015
Primary Completion
July 1, 2017
Study Completion
December 1, 2017
Last Updated
July 19, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-07