Intraoperative Continuous Lidocaine Infusion in Laparoscopic Liver Surgery
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: lidocaine infusion, Placebo.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Postoperative Pain After Laparoscopic Liver Resection. Basic parameters: 18 years — 80 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
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Official title
Safety and Efficacy of Intraoperative Continuous Lidocaine Infusion in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Liver Surgery: Effects on Postoperative Pain, Gut Function and Insulin Resistance
Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about effect of intraoperative continuous lidocaine infusion on postoperative pain, gut function and insulin resistance in patients undergoing laparoscopic liver surgery in adults. It will also learn about the safety of this infusion in this setting. The main questions it aims to answer are: does the intraoperative continuous systemic lidocaine infusion lower the opioid consumption 24h after surgery? Is the time to first flatus after surgery reduced? Is there increases in insulin resistance after intraoperative lidocaine infusion? Researchers will compare intraoperative continuous systemic lidocaine infusion to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug, which will be normal saline administered at the same volume, infusion rate and timing) to see if intraoperative continuous systemic lidocaine infusion reduces postoperative pain after laparoscopic liver resection. Participants will receive intraoperative continuous systemic lidocaine infusion or placebo. Clinical assessment will be based on gathering data of NRS scores after the surgery, time to first flatus or stool. How much opioids the patients need in the first 3 postoperative days. Laboratory assessment will include the evaluation of fasting blood glucose concentration and insulin levels preoperatively and on 1, 2 and 3 postoperative days.
Interventions
- Drug lidocaine infusion
The lidocaine group will receive initial intravenous bolus dose of 1.5mg/kg lidocaine over 10 min, followed by a continuous infusion of 1.5 mg/kg/h lidocaine until the end of surgery. The dose of lidocaine will be calculated according to ideal body weight. The placebo group will be administered normal saline at the same volume, infusion rate and timing. - Other Placebo
The placebo group will be administered normal saline 0.9% at the same volume, infusion rate and timing as lidocaine in the lidocaine group
Primary outcome measures
- opioid consumption during the first 24 hours after the surgery [Time frame: First 24 hours after the end of the surgery (extubation)]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- gut recovery [Time frame: from the end of the surgery (extubation) until the date of first documented flatus or stool, whichever came first, assessed up to 72 hours]
- HOMA-IR [Time frame: from the day 0 after surgery to day 3 after surgery]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- age >18 years old
- patients scheduled for laparoscopic liver surgery
- patients classified as American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) physical status I- III
Exclusion criteria
- medical history of seizure disorders
- allergy to Lidocaine
- cardiac rhythm disorders (e.g. sick sinus syndrome, Adams-Stockes syndrome, II- and III-degree AV blocks, double- bundle branch block, HR < 50/min)
- systolic heart failure (ejection fraction <50%)
- hepatic dysfunction (aspartate aminotransferase or alanine transaminase or total bilirubin >2.5 times the upper limit of normal)
- renal impairment (GFR < 50ml/min/1.73 m2)
- weight less than 45 kg, BMI > 30
- metastases occurring in other distant organs
- recent use of any analgesic medication within 48h before surgery
- history of alcohol or substance abuse
- chronic pain syndrome
- chronic opioid use
- inability to comprehend NRS or complete questionnaires due to language barrier or cognitive impairment
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07012889 · KB/23/2025