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ObesityNCT04232072

Ibuprofen and Erector Spinae Plane Block After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

A study testing Group ESPB and Group Ibuprofen in people with Obesity, run by Medipol University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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Withdrawn. The study stopped before anyone enrolled.

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Trial summary

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is defined as the first-step bariatric surgery for patients in the high surgical risk group. It has been shown that the laparoscopic approach has lower complication rates, shorter hospital stays, and earlier mobilization compared to open surgery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Obesity
What is being tested?
Group ESPB and Group Ibuprofen
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
0 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
11 Feb 2020to 30 Nov 2020
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-II
  • Scheduled for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgery under general anesthesia

Who cannot join

  • history of bleeding diathesis,
  • receiving anticoagulant treatment,
  • known local anesthetics and opioid allergy,
  • infection of the skin at the site of the needle puncture,
  • pregnancy or lactation,
  • patients who do not accept the procedure

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

    Istanbul, Bagcilar, 34070

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Comparison of Intravenous Ibuprofen and Erector Spinae Plane Block for Postoperative Pain Management After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. A Randomized Controlled Study

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is defined as the first-step bariatric surgery for patients in the high surgical risk group. It has been shown that the laparoscopic approach has lower complication rates, shorter hospital stays, and earlier mobilization compared to open surgery. However, postoperative pain management is very important because it might cause major morbidity, especially pulmonary complications in the early postoperative period.

The intravenous (IV) form of ibuprofen has been used in the pain treatment since 2009. It has been shown to be effective, safe and with less adverse effects in the treatment of postoperative pain. It has been reported that ibuprofen provides effective postoperative pain management after LSG surgery.

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The ultrasound (US) guided erector spina plane block (ESPB) is a novel interfacial plan block defined by Forero et al. ESPB provides thoracic analgesia at T5 level, abdominal analgesia at T7-9 level. In the literature, it has been reported that ESPB provides effective analgesia after LSG surgery.

The aim of this study is to compare US-guided ESPB and IV ibuprofen for postoperative analgesia management after LSG surgery.

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Bariatric surgery has been widely used in the treatment of obesity in recent years. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is defined as the first-step bariatric surgery for patients in the high surgical risk group. It has been shown that the laparoscopic approach has lower complication rates, shorter hospital stays, and earlier mobilization compared to open surgery. However, postoperative pain management is very important because it might cause major morbidity, especially pulmonary complications in the early postoperative period. General recommendations for bariatric surgery include multimodal analgesia without sedatives, local analgesic infiltration, and early mobilization. Opioid analgesics are often preferred for pain management because of their strong analgesic potentials. However, opioids have undesirable adverse effects such as sedation, dizziness, constipation, nausea, vomiting, physical dependence and addiction, hyperalgesia, immunologic and hormonal dysfunction, muscle rigidity, tolerance, and respiratory depression. Therefore, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) recommends the use of multimodal analgesia including local anesthesia, regional anesthesia and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

NSAIDs have long been used in the treatment of pain and inflammation. Ibuprofen is a propionic acid derivative that has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic effects similar to other NSAIDs. The intravenous (IV) form of ibuprofen has been used in the pain treatment since 2009. It has been shown to be effective, safe and with less adverse effects in the treatment of postoperative pain. It has been reported that ibuprofen provides effective postoperative pain management after LSG surgery.

The ultrasound (US) guided erector spina plane block (ESPB) is a novel interfacial plan block defined by Forero et al. The ESPB contains a local anesthetic injection into the deep fascia of erector spinae. This area is away from the pleural and neurological structures and thus minimizes the risk of complications due to injury. Visualization of sonoanatomy with US is easy, and the spread of local anesthesic agents can be easily seen under the erector spinae muscle. Thus, analgesia occurs in several dermatomes with cephalad-caudad way. Cadaveric studies have shown that the injection spreads to the ventral and dorsal roots of the spinal nerves. ESPB provides thoracic analgesia at T5 level, abdominal analgesia at T7-9 level. In the literature, it has been reported that ESPB provides effective analgesia after LSG surgery.

The aim of this study is to compare US-guided ESPB and IV ibuprofen for postoperative analgesia management after LSG surgery. The primary aim is to compare postoperative opioid consumption and the secondary aim is to evaluate postoperative pain scores (VAS), adverse effects related with opioids (allergic reaction, nausea, vomiting).

Conditions
Obesity
Being tested
Group ESPB, Group Ibuprofen
Keywords
Ibuprofen, Erector spina plane block, Postoperative analgesia management, Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Medical subject headings
Obesity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Group ESPBOther

    A dose of 100 mg tramadol intravenously will be performed to all patients 30 min before the end of the surgery for postoperative analgesia. At the end of the surgery, local anesthetic infiltration will be perfomed around the port entrance sites by the surgical team to the all patients. A patient controlled device prepared with 10 mcg/ ml fentanyl will be attached to all patients with a protocol included 10 mcg bolus without infusion dose, 10 min lockout time and 4 hour limit at the postoperative period.

  • Group IbuprofenOther

    A dose of 100 mg tramadol intravenously will be performed to all patients 30 min before the end of the surgery for postoperative analgesia. At the end of the surgery, local anesthetic infiltration will be perfomed around the port entrance sites by the surgical team to the all patients. A patient controlled device prepared with 10 mcg/ ml fentanyl will be attached to all patients with a protocol included 10 mcg bolus without infusion dose, 10 min lockout time and 4 hour limit at the postoperative period. In Group Ibuprofen, patients will be administered ibuprofen 800 mgr IV every 8 hours in the postoperative period.

Study groups in NCT04232072
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group ESPB = Erector spinae plane block groupActive comparatorESPB will be performed 30 min before induction of general anesthesia, with patients in the sitting position by using US. Under aseptic conditions, the high frequency linear probe will be covered with a sterile sheath and a 22G, 50 mm block needle will be used. Local anesthetic infiltration with 2% of lidocaine will be applied under the skin. US probe will be placed longitudinally 2-3 cm lateral to the T7 transvers process. The block needle will be inserted cranio caudal direction and then for correction of the needle 5 ml saline will be enjected deep into the erector spina muscle fascia. Following confirmation of the correct position of the needle 20 ml %0.25 bupivacaine will be administered for block. The same procedure will be performed for the opposite site.
Receives: Other: Group ESPB
Group Ibuprofen = IbuprofenActive comparatorIn Group Ibuprofen, a dose of 800 mg ibuprofen IV will be administrated 30 min before induction of general anesthesia.
Receives: Other: Group Ibuprofen
Group C = Control groupNo interventionA dose of 100 mg tramadol intravenously will be performed to all patients 30 min before the end of the surgery for postoperative analgesia. At the end of the surgery, local anesthetic infiltration will be perfomed around the port entrance sites by the surgical team to the all patients. A patient controlled device prepared with 10 mcg/ ml fentanyl will be attached to all patients with a protocol included 10 mcg bolus without infusion dose, 10 min lockout time and 4 hour limit at the postoperative period.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Opioid consumption

    The primary aim is to compare postoperative opioid consumption

    Measured: Changes from baseline opioid consumption at postoperative 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 24 hours.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Pain scores (Visual analogue scores-VAS)

    Postoperative pain assessment will be performed using the VAS score (0 = no pain, 10 = the most severe pain felt). The VAS scores at rest and during mobilization will be recorded

    Measured: Changes from baseline pain scores at postoperative 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 24 hours.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Jan 2020
  2. Study start11 Feb 2020
  3. Primary completion30 Nov 2020 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Nov 2020 (estimated)

Why it stopped: no participants

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
There are three models for this study. The first group is erector spinae plane block group, the second one is intravenous ibuprofen group, the third group is the no intervention control group
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
0 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04232072
Sponsor's protocol ID
Medipol Hospital 8
Status last verified
Dec 2021
First submitted
13 Jan 2020
Last updated
30 Dec 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: We will not plan to share IPD

Publications

  • Ciftci B, Ekinci M, Celik EC, Kaciroglu A, Karakaya MA, Demiraran Y, Ozdenkaya Y. Comparison of Intravenous Ibuprofen and Paracetamol for Postoperative Pain Management after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. A Randomized Controlled Study. Obes Surg. 2019 Mar;29(3):765-770. doi: 10.1007/s11695-018-3613-1.

    PubMed 30474791
  • Chin KJ, Malhas L, Perlas A. The Erector Spinae Plane Block Provides Visceral Abdominal Analgesia in Bariatric Surgery: A Report of 3 Cases. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2017 May/Jun;42(3):372-376. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000581.

    PubMed 28272292
  • Forero M, Adhikary SD, Lopez H, Tsui C, Chin KJ. The Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Novel Analgesic Technique in Thoracic Neuropathic Pain. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2016 Sep-Oct;41(5):621-7. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000451.

    PubMed 27501016

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Group ESPB and Group Ibuprofen in people with Obesity, run by Medipol University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Dec 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Opioid consumption (time frame: Changes from baseline opioid consumption at postoperative 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 24 hours.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04232072, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Dec 2021.

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