Lidocaine for gynaecological laparoscopy v1.1

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Does intravenous lidocaine reduce opioid requirements after day case gynaecological laparoscopy?

• IRAS ID

  62490

• Contact name

  Barney Ward

• Sponsor organisation

  South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust

• Eudract number

  2010-023350-37

• ISRCTN Number

  N/A

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  N/A

• Research summary

  Lidocaine is a well know local anaesthetic agent, which has traditionally been infiltrated around an operative site to give pain relief. Recent research has demonstrated a pain relieving effect when lidocaine is given as an intravenous infusion. Studies have demonstrated a reduction in opioid requirements after several laparoscopic procedures such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic bowel resection. We aim to investigate whether a single bouls of intravenous lidocaine reduces opioid requirements after day case gynaecological laparoscopic surgery.

• REC name

  West Midlands - Edgbaston Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  11/H1208/5

• Date of REC Opinion

  30 Mar 2011

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion