What does the study involve?
If you are happy to participate in this study, a research team member will ask you to verbally consent before your operation.
Every patient who agrees to take part, will be put into one of two groups: One group will receive the ‘active’ rectus sheath catheter inserted into the stomach wall during their operation, delivering pain medication and the other group will receive an ‘inactive’ catheter which will be placed on the skin of the stomach and held in place via adhesive dressings. The ‘inactive’ catheter will not be delivering any pain medication however, you will have other pain medication made available to you as part of your standard care.
To make the study as fair as possible each person has an equal chance of being placed in either group. A computer makes this choice at random and neither you, nor your doctor will be able to decide which treatment you receive. Everything else about your operation, pain relief and post-surgery care will remain the same.
Further information about taking part in the CAMELOT study can be found on the pages below. Click on the relevant header below (or link in the ‘Navigation Menu’) to find out more:
Information for patients
Information for consultees