Status:

TERMINATED

0.25% Bupivacaine Versus a Mixture of 0.25% Bupivacaine and 1.3 % Liposomal Bupivacaine in Patients Undergoing Tka

Lead Sponsor:

Montefiore Medical Center

Conditions:

Anesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-80 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Total knee and hip replacements are some of the most common orthopedic procedures that require aggressive postoperative pain management. This management helps us to improve clinical outcomes such as p...

Detailed Description

This is an assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of liposomal bupivacaine (Exparel) in patients undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty. The primary outcome of this study is ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients undergoing unilateral total knee replacement due to OA or rheumatoid arthritis
  • Ages 40- 80 years old
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists class I-III

Exclusion

  • Refusal or absolute medical contraindication to peripheral nerve block
  • refusal or absolute medical contraindication to spinal anesthesia
  • conversion of spinal anesthesia to general anesthesia is obtained
  • inability to cooperate
  • allergy to any drug used in this study
  • daily intake of opioids (tramadol, morphine, oxycodone, methadone, fentanyl)
  • alcohol dependence or use of any illegal drugs within the last month
  • inability to perform the mobilization test and timed up and go (TUG) test pre-operatively

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 25 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 27 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03303794

Start Date

October 25 2017

End Date

June 27 2018

Last Update

March 20 2020

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Montefiore Hutchinson Campus

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10461