Status:

COMPLETED

Minimum Local Anesthetic Dose for Adductor Canal Block

Lead Sponsor:

University Health Network, Toronto

Conditions:

Neuromuscular Blockade

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the minimum dose of ropivacaine 0.5%, required to produce pain relief without weakening the leg muscles.

Detailed Description

The post-operative period after a Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is known to be especially painful for the first 24 hours. Significant pain can persist up to 3 days in some cases. Successful management...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ASA(American Society of Anesthesiologists)physical status classification system I-III
  • 18-85 years of age, inclusive
  • BMI 18 - 40
  • Scheduled for elective total knee replacement under spinal anesthesia or general anesthesia.

Exclusion

  • Inability or refusal to provide informed consent
  • Any contraindication to regional anesthesia (allergy to local anesthetics, bleeding diathesis, coagulopathy, malignancy or infection at the site of block)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 5 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03427385

Start Date

September 1 2012

End Date

August 5 2014

Last Update

February 12 2018

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Toronto Western Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8