A Trial of Local Anaesthesia Versus Local Anaesthesia and Conscious Sedation for Hernioplasty
Inguinal Hernia, Anesthesia, Local, Conscious Sedation
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Inguinal Hernia focused on measuring Inguinal Hernia,, Local Anesthesia, Randomized Clinical trial, HERNIOPLASTY
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Reducible inguinal hernia
Exclusion Criteria:
- Renal, hepatic, respiratory, cardiovascular, neurologic or psychiatric disease
- Body mass index < 18.5 kg/m2 or > 30 kg/m2
- Recurrent inguinal hernias
- Bilateral inguinal hernias
- Large inguinoscrotal hernias
- Incarcerated hernia
- Allergies to local anaesthetic and sedative agents
- Pregnancy
- Lactation
- Chronic pain syndromes
- Anxiety disorders
- Marijuana use
- Long term use of opioid or sedative agents
Sites / Locations
- University of the West Indies, monaRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Sham Comparator
Active Comparator
Intravenous Normal Saline
Midazolam
Intravenous Normal Saline plus Lignocaine HCl (1%) - administered by wound infiltration to a maximum dose of 4.5mg/kg ; Bupivocaine HCl (0.25%) - administered by wound infiltration to a maximum dose of 2 mg/kg plus i
Lignocaine HCl (1%) - administered by wound infiltration to a maximum dose of 4.5mg/kg Bupivocaine HCl (0.25%) - administered by wound infiltration to a maximum dose of 2 mg/kg plus Midazolam - administered intravenously. 1 mg given stat. Titrated by 1 mg to a maximum dose of 10 mg.