The Anaesthesiological Approach to Varicocele Correction in Outpatients Setting: an Observational Analysis

• Sponsor: Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT02401087
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 40
• Location: 1
• Duration (Months): 27
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 1.5

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of this observational study was to evaluate, based on the intraoperative anesthetic that is routinely carried out at the Department of Day Surgery, the difference in timing of the patient's discharge from the hospital (ie when the patient has autonomous demabulation and urination spontaneous) in patients undergoing correction of varicocele according Marmar.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Varicocele	Procedure: Anaesthesiological procedure

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 40 participants
• Observational Model: Cohort
• Time Perspective: Prospective
• Official Title: The Anaesthesiological Approach to Varicocele Correction in Outpatients Setting: an Observational Analysis
• Study Start Date: May 1, 2014
• Actual Primary Completion Date: May 1, 2015
• Actual Study Completion Date: Aug 1, 2016

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. discharge time [one day]

   check the elapsed time between the induction of anesthesia and obtaining discharge criteria, urination and deambulation, from the Department of Day Surgery.

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Difference in the onset of acute post-operative pain [four days]

2. Check the occurence of any side effects [three months]

3. Clinical evaluation of patients at 1 and 3 months after surgery (possibility of chronic pain) [three months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: Male
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male

• ASA I-II

• No mental alteration

Exclusion Criteria:

• Chronic pain

• Allergies to local anaesthetics, acetaminophen,oppioids

• ASA III - IV

• Postoperative discharge to ICU

• Epatic or renal failure

• Mental status alteration

• Coagulopathy

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Department of Day Surgery Ospedale di Circolo Varese	Varese	VA	Italy	21100

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Stefania Turconi, MD, University Hospital Varese

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Andrea Luigi Ambrosoli, M.D., Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02401087
• Other Study ID Numbers: Var-001
• First Posted: Mar 27, 2015
• Last Update Posted: Aug 28, 2019
• Last Verified: Aug 1, 2019

• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Varicocele

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 28, 2019