Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Paracervical Block in Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Paracervical Block in Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Official Title: A Randomized, Multi-center, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Paracervical Block Before Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy for Postoperative Pain Control (PALAPA):

Study ID: NCT03792009

Conditions

Uterine Fibroid

Adenomyosis

Interventions

Paracervical block

5% bupivacaine

Normal saline

Study Description

Brief Summary: It remains controversial whether paracervical block should be performed as a powerful strategy for pain relief in total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH), because convincing conclusions are difficult to draw because of the heterogeneous and contradictory nature of the literature. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of paracervical blocks using with 0.5% bupivacaine prior to TLHs for benign gynecologic conditions on postoperative pain relief.

Detailed Description: Postoperative pain management is an important component of patient care and satisfaction after surgery. Although contemporary changes such as a shift to minimally invasive approaches and an introduction of the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program have resulted in improved outcomes, a large number of patients undergoing surgery have still inadequate pain control. Paracervical block is a single-injection of anesthetic around the cervix at a depth of about 1 cm, diffusing anesthetic into the second to fourth sacral nerve roots passing through Frankenhäuser plexus. Moreover, recent randomized trials demonstrated that patients who underwent vaginal hysterectomy and received a paracervical block had lower postoperative pain in the first 3-6 hours compared with placebo. However, it remains controversial whether paracervical block should be performed as a powerful strategy for pain relief in total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH), because convincing conclusions are difficult to draw because of the heterogeneous and contradictory nature of the literature. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of paracervical blocks using with 0.5% bupivacaine prior to TLHs for benign gynecologic conditions on postoperative pain relief.