Numbing shots before fibroid surgery may ease Post-Op pain
NCT ID NCT06429163
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether injecting the numbing drug ropivacaine into the belly and around a nerve cluster before surgery can lower pain after laparoscopic fibroid removal. 207 women having fibroid surgery were randomly assigned to get either ropivacaine or a placebo. The main goal was to see if pain scores 4 hours after surgery were lower with ropivacaine.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ropivacaine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple way to reduce pain and opioid use after fibroid surgery, helping women recover more comfortably.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center study with a modest number of participants. The effect may be small or not apply to other hospitals or surgical techniques.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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207 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria * Women aged ≥18 years. * Indication for laparoscopic myomectomy due to ≥6 cm fibroid(s) or multiple fibroids. * Ability to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria * FIGO type 7 subserosal pedunculated myoma. * Conversion to laparotomy. * Severe presacral adhesions preventing safe SHPB. * Concomitant pelvic or abdominal surgery.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Saint Petersburg State University Hospital
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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