Status:
COMPLETED
Trial to Compare Femoral Nerve Block With Local Anaesthetic Injection for Post-operative Pain After Knee Replacement.
Lead Sponsor:
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Arthritis Knee
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Pain after a knee replacement can impair recovery and use of the new knee. Having an injection to numb the femoral nerve is known to give good pain relief after the operation but may lead to slower mo...
Detailed Description
Knee pain and stiffness is a common problem which can sometimes be improved by inserting a replacement knee joint. An anaesthetist is a doctor who specialises in looking after patients undergoing surg...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All adult patients presenting for primary knee arthroplasty under the care of the Exeter Knee Unit Consultants Messrs Toms, Eyres, Cox, Mandalia, Schrantz.
Exclusion
- Total knee arthroplasty for trauma
- Unicompartmental surgery
- Bilateral surgery
- Contra indication to spinal anaesthesia or peripheral nerve blocks (anticoagulation, hydrocephalus, raised intracranial pressure, peripheral neuropathy)
- Allergy to local anaesthetics or morphine
- Chronic pain:
- Under active follow up by chronic pain team
- Chronic strong opiate use (morphine, oxycodone, buprenorphine, pethidine, methadone). Codeine, dihydrocodeine and tramadol are not included
- Other chronic pain medications (including gabapentin, pregabalin or amitriptyline)
- Unable to adequately understand verbal explanations or written information given in English, or patients with special communication needs -
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
199 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02288923
Start Date
March 1 2015
End Date
July 1 2018
Last Update
March 28 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom, EX2 5DW