Status:
COMPLETED
Intraarticular Analgesia After Total Knee Arthroplasty, a Randomised Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Danish Medical Research Council
Aarhus University Hospital
Conditions:
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study aims to compare two different kinds of pain treatment after total knee replacement (operation with artificial knee joint): 1) a large local injection in and around the knee, supplemented wit...
Detailed Description
Postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty is moderate to severe and can be difficult to treat. The current use of femoral nerve block by ropivacain pump for 48 hours provides considerable analg...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients planned for primary total knee arthroplasty due to primary arthrosis
Exclusion
- Patients unable to provide informed consent
- patients with contraindications for spinal anesthesia
- patients with known hypersensitivity towards the used drugs
- patients with severe chronic neurogenic pain or sensitivity disorders in the leg to be operated
- patients who have undergone major bone surgery in the knee to be operated
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
March 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00269529
Start Date
February 1 2005
End Date
March 1 2006
Last Update
October 13 2006
Active Locations (1)
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Aarhus Hospital, Tage Hansens Gade
Aarhus, Denmark, DK-8000