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고령자의 서혜부 탈장 수술을 위한 국소 마취에 대한 파일럿 연구

2026년 10월 1일 업데이트: University of Wisconsin, Madison

The purpose of this study is to collect data about local versus general anesthesia for inguinal hernia repair in Veterans aged 60 years for planning a larger, multisite randomized clinical trial. Approximately 80 participants will be enrolled and can expect to be on study for 6 months.

연구 개요

상세 설명

The study rationale is that prior to conducting a multisite randomized trial, it is necessary to identify relevant outcomes, understand barriers to greater use of local anesthesia, test study procedures, and confirm our ability to adequately recruit and randomly assign participants. Additionally, the proposed study will provide the applicant with critical training in the design, conduct, and analysis of clinical trials. This will uniquely position the applicant to change surgical care for older adults.

More specifically, the investigators plan to demonstrate the ability to successfully randomize Veterans aged 60 years and older to local versus general anesthesia for inguinal hernia surgery, and to validate processes and instruments to measure relevant outcomes.

Although the original NIA-approved proposal involved only two arms, open hernia repair using local anesthesia and open repair using local anesthesia, the study team subsequently published a paper that showed using local anesthesia for open hernia repair may also be superior to laparoscopic or robotic hernia repair. Consequently, a third arm is added to our pilot study: laparoscopic or robotic hernia repair with general anesthesia (these surgical approaches cannot be done using local anesthesia). The rationale is that use of laparoscopic or robotic inguinal hernia surgery, while still less common than open repair, is becoming more common and no prior randomized trials have compared laparoscopic/robotic surgery versus open repair using local anesthesia.

Local or general anesthesia are the primary methods of anesthesia for inguinal hernia surgery for most surgeons (though some perform the operation under spinal or regional anesthesia, this is rare). Both approaches are used in clinical practice with acceptable known risks and complications. General anesthesia is associated with risks of hypotension, venous thromboembolism, heart attack, stroke, pulmonary dysfunction, cognitive dysfunction, allergic reaction, urinary retention, and malignant hyperthermia. The main risks of local anesthesia include allergic reaction and hypotension (when the anesthetic is improperly injected into a blood vessel).

The primary objective is to:

  1. demonstrate ability to successfully recruit, randomize, and retain patients aged 60 years and older for a randomized trial of local versus general anesthesia for inguinal hernia surgery, and
  2. establish the ability to measure relevant outcomes and test protocols and study instruments for measuring key outcomes.

The secondary objective is to generate preliminary comparisons between the study arms, to inform effect size estimates for a larger multisite trial.

연구 유형

중재적

등록 (실제)

18

단계

  • 해당 없음

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연구 장소

    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, 미국, 75390
        • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
      • Houston, Texas, 미국, 77030
        • Baylor College of Medicine
    • Wisconsin
      • Madison, Wisconsin, 미국, 53705
        • University of Wisconsin

참여기준

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자격 기준

공부할 수 있는 나이

60년 이상 (성인, 고령자)

건강한 자원 봉사자를 받아들입니다

예

연구 대상 성별

모두

설명

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age greater than or equal to 60 years
  • Presenting to clinic with a unilateral inguinal hernia that is not incarcerated
  • Considered suitable for either general or local anesthesia
  • Willing to complete all study requirements, including follow-up continuing until six months after surgery
  • English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The hernia that the patient is being evaluated for has undergone prior repair
  • Any contraindications to general anesthesia
  • Allergies to local anesthesia
  • Evidence of hernia incarceration or strangulation
  • Active local or systemic infection that would preclude the use of mesh for hernia repair
  • Need for concurrent surgical repair at the time of hernia repair
  • English is not the patient's primary language
  • Enrollment in other research studies
  • Clinical judgement of surgeon or anesthesiology
  • Current pregnancy
  • Unwilling to provide consent
  • Current active illegal drug use
  • Current alcoholism
  • Claustrophobia
  • Unable to tolerate lying in supine position for greater than 30 minutes

공부 계획

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디자인 세부사항

  • 주 목적: 치료
  • 할당: 무작위
  • 중재 모델: 병렬 할당
  • 마스킹: 하나의

무기와 개입

참가자 그룹 / 팔
개입 / 치료
실험적: Open Inguinal Repair- Local anesthesia

This arm will receive local anesthesia for their open inguinal hernia repair.

Patients in the local anesthesia arm will receive an injection of a 50:50 mix of 1% lidocaine with epinephrine and 0.25% Marcaine at the surgical site (in the skin and subcutaneous layers + beneath the external oblique aponeurosis). Patients in the local arm will also receive intravenous sedation (Propofol or Precedex) and pain medication (morphine or fentanyl) at the discretion of the attending anesthesiologist.

활성 비교기: Inguinal Hernia Repair- General Anesthesia

This arm will receive general anesthesia for their open inguinal hernia repair or laparoscopic / robotic repair.

General anesthesia will be administered at the discretion of the anesthesiologist and will involve a combination of inhaled and intravenous anesthesia.

간섭 없음: Observational: Standard of Care

Participants will receive anesthesia and surgery as decided by their care team.

연구는 무엇을 측정합니까?

주요 결과 측정

결과 측정
측정값 설명
기간
Rates of enrollment and percentage of eligible patients enrolled
기간: Through study completion, estimated 2 years

Each week, research assistants will compile running counts of patients screened, found eligible, and enrolled.

Through study completion, estimated 2 years
Proportion of participants completing all study visits
기간: Through study completion, estimated 2 years

Assistants will maintain counts of participants who complete each study visit.

Through study completion, estimated 2 years
Proportion of missing data
기간: Through study completion, estimated 2 years

At each visit, every study visit will be entered into our electronic database and missing items will have a separate code number.

Through study completion, estimated 2 years
Time to complete study evaluations and instruments
기간: Time from beginning to end of completing study instrument, up to 2 hours

Assistants will time participants while completing each study research form and will time the entire encounter.

Time from beginning to end of completing study instrument, up to 2 hours
Participant satisfaction
기간: At 6 month follow up

A 10 point likert scale will measure participant satisfaction. Scores range from 1-10 with higher scores indicating higher satisfaction.

At 6 month follow up
Whether Survey Instruments Can Be Eliminated due to Redundancy measured by R2 greater than 40%
기간: measured at 25 percent of planned enrollment and 75 percent of planned enrollment, estimated to be up to 1.5 years

Each survey instrument will be evaluated as the dependent variable in a separate linear regression with the scores of all other instruments used as predictors, along with demographic information. The adjusted R2 (explained variance) for each regression will be estimated. Any instrument where the R2 exceeds 40% will be eliminated based on the idea that little additional information is provided by including that instrument (i.e., the other surveys explain a substantial portion of the information contained within that instrument).

measured at 25 percent of planned enrollment and 75 percent of planned enrollment, estimated to be up to 1.5 years
Estimate sample size for fully powered randomized trial
기간: Final sample size estimate will be performed after data collection for the last patient is complete, estimated up to 2 years

For continuous variables, means and standard deviations will be estimated. For categorical variables, estimated proportions and 95% confidence intervals.

Final sample size estimate will be performed after data collection for the last patient is complete, estimated up to 2 years

2차 결과 측정

결과 측정
측정값 설명
기간
Carolinas Comfort Scale Score
기간: Measured at baseline, 48 hours after surgery, 2 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery

The Carolinas Comfort Scale measures quality of life. Possible scores range from 1-6 for each item, with higher scores indicating increased quality of life.

Measured at baseline, 48 hours after surgery, 2 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery
Physical Function Score
기간: Measured at baseline, 48 hours after surgery, 2 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery

The patients' ability to perform their activities of daily living will be measured with the 6 item Katz index. This scale is from 0-6, with higher scores indicating more functional independence.

Measured at baseline, 48 hours after surgery, 2 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery
Trail Making Test
기간: Measured at baseline, prior to discharge, 48 hours after discharge, 2 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery

Trail Making Test will be used to measure cognitive function. The time to complete the trail making test is measured, with those taking greater than expected time being considered deficient.

Measured at baseline, prior to discharge, 48 hours after discharge, 2 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery
Montreal Cognitive Assessment
기간: Measured at baseline, prior to discharge, 48 hours after discharge, 2 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery

Montreal Cognitive Assessment 5 minute form to measure cognitive function. For the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, the successfully completed skills are added to achieve a final score from 0-30, with higher numbers indicating closer to normal cognitive function.

Measured at baseline, prior to discharge, 48 hours after discharge, 2 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery
Participants with Delirium
기간: Measured at baseline, prior to discharge, 48 hours after discharge, 2 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery

The Confusion Assessment Method short form consists of 5 questions, if inattention + acute onset and/or fluctuating course + Disorganized thinking and/or Altered level of consciousness are present this test is considered positive for delirium.

Measured at baseline, prior to discharge, 48 hours after discharge, 2 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery
Pain Level
기간: Measured at baseline, prior to discharge, 48 hours after discharge, 2 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery

10 point visual analog scale. Patients indicate on a scale of 0-10 their current level of pain. Higher numbers indicate higher pain.

Measured at baseline, prior to discharge, 48 hours after discharge, 2 weeks after surgery, 6 months after surgery
Postoperative complications
기간: Up to 2 weeks

All complications will be recorded based on VA Surgical Quality Improvement Program definitions.

Up to 2 weeks
Operative time
기간: Time between surgery start and surgery end measured. 1 day of surgery

The amount of time the surgery takes (minutes)

Time between surgery start and surgery end measured. 1 day of surgery
Anesthesia time
기간: Time spent in operating room. 1 day of surgery

The amount of time in the operating room (minutes)

Time spent in operating room. 1 day of surgery
Recovery time
기간: Time spent in post anesthesia care unit. 1 day of surgery

Time spent in the post anesthesia care unit and stepdown units.

Time spent in post anesthesia care unit. 1 day of surgery

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수사관

  • 수석 연구원: Courtney Balentine, MD, MPH, University of Wisconsin, Madison

연구 기록 날짜

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연구 주요 날짜

연구 시작 (실제)

2024년 10월 23일

기본 완료 (실제)

2026년 8월 31일

연구 완료 (추정된)

2027년 3월 1일

연구 등록 날짜

최초 제출

2020년 12월 10일

QC 기준을 충족하는 최초 제출

2021년 1월 8일

처음 게시됨 (실제)

2021년 1월 12일

연구 기록 업데이트

마지막 업데이트 게시됨 (실제)

2026년 10월 2일

QC 기준을 충족하는 마지막 업데이트 제출

2026년 10월 1일

마지막으로 확인됨

2026년 10월 1일

추가 정보

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기타 연구 ID 번호

  • 2023-0980
  • SMPH/SURGERY/ENDOCRINE (기타 식별자: UW Madison)
  • K76AG068515 (미국 NIH 보조금/계약)
  • Protocol Version 6/26/25 (기타 식별자: UW Madison)
  • 2025-1446 (기타 식별자: UW Madison - UW Health site)

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