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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT03035617
Date of registration: 25/01/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Aga Khan University
Public title: Study to Evaluate Reduction in Pain After Laparoscopic Hernia Repair With Mesh Soaked in Bupivacaine Solution HAPPIEST
Scientific title: Post-Operative Pain After Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair, Impact of Mesh Impregnation With Bupivacaine Solution vs. Normal Saline Solution
Date of first enrolment: November 15, 2015
Target sample size: 100
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03035617
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Pakistan
Contacts
Name:     Noman Shahzad, FCPS
Address: 
Telephone: +923008833313
Email: drns01@hotmail.com
Affiliation: 
Name:     Noman Shahzad, FCPS
Address: 
Telephone: +923008833313
Email: drns01@hotmail.com
Affiliation: 
Name:     Tabish U Chawla, FRCS
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients of age > 16 Years

- Both males and females

- Ventral Abdominal Wall Hernial Defect planned to undergo laparoscopic repair.

- Ventral Abdominal Wall Hernia is defined as defect in anterior abdominal wall through
which contents of abdominal cavity can protrude. Anterior abdominal wall extends from
Xiphisternum above to symphysis pubis below and anterior axillary lines laterally.

- We plan to include both primary and incisional hernias in our study.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Complicated Ventral Abdominal Wall Hernia (Strangulated, Obstructed)

- Recurrent Hernias

- Renal Insufficiency: Serum Creatinine > 1.5

- Hepatic Insufficiency: Known case of chronic liver disease or Total Bilirubin > 2mg/dl

- Pregnant or lactating Females

- Emergency Operations

- Current or regular use of analgesics for some other indication

- Patients with known hypersensitivity to the study drug.

- Refusal to Informed Consent

- Simultaneous additional surgical procedures



Age minimum: 16 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Abdominal Wall Defect
Intervention(s)
Other: Saline
Drug: Bupivacaine
Primary Outcome(s)
Post-Operative Pain [Time Frame: Scale will be presented to the participant at 24 hours post procedure.]
Post-Operative Pain will be graded on visual analogue scale (VAS) [Time Frame: Scale will be presented to the participant at 6 hours post procedure.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Length of hospital stay [Time Frame: Upto a maximum of 30 days from procedure]
Secondary ID(s)
HAPPIEST Trial
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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