Status:
COMPLETED
Local Infiltration Analgesia Following Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Lead Sponsor:
Region Örebro County
Conditions:
Postoperative Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate if intra- and postoperative administration of ropivacaine, ketorolac and epinephrine into the operating field would affect hospital stay. Secondary end-poi...
Detailed Description
Postoperative pain is often severe following knee arthroplasty. Recently, a local infiltration analgesia (LIA) technique was developed by Drs Kerr and Kohan in Sydney, Australia. With this LIA-techniq...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients scheduled for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
- Aged 20-80 yrs.
- ASA physical status I-III and mobility indicating normal postoperative mobilization
Exclusion
- Known allergy or intolerance to one of the study drugs
- Serious liver-, heart- or renal decease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Chronic pain or bleeding disorder
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00653926
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
September 1 2007
Last Update
April 7 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery and Anesthesia and Intensive Care
Örebro, Sweden, SE-70185