U.S., June 17 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07650760) titled 'Comparison of Intraperitoneal Bupivacaine and Saline Irrigation for Pain Relief After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy' on June 06.
Brief Summary: This randomized clinical trial compared intraperitoneal irrigation of bupivacaine(a local anesthetic) vs a control group receiving normal saline for relief of post operative pain following laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. A total of 106 patients divided into two equal groups, with one group receiving bupivacaine and the other treated using normal saline(control).Previous studies on the subject found that bupivacaine significantly reduced postoperative pain. Although conventional intravenous ...