Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Intravenous (IV) Hydrocortisone for TKA (Total Knee Arthroplasty)

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Conditions:

Pain

Arthrofibrosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-83 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

In this study, total knee replacement patients will be determined to be stiff or non-stiff preoperatively. Stiffness designation is determined by preoperative range of motion (if flexion is \< 100 deg...

Detailed Description

TKA is the standard of care for treating patients suffering from end-stage knee arthritis and other disabling knee injuries. Indications have increased to ever younger patients and, combined with the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Elective primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty
  • Osteoarthritis (OA) within the affected joint
  • Patients of surgeons who have agreed to participate in the study
  • Age ≥18 to 83 years
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status 1-3
  • Neuraxial Anesthesia
  • Adductor canal block (ACB), Interspace between the popliteal artery and capsule of the posterior knee (IPACK) block (unless valgus knee patient), and Periarticular Injection (PAI) for postoperative pain

Exclusion

  • Contraindication to regional anesthesia, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or steroids
  • Pre-operative oral steroid use in the past 3 months
  • Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 45
  • Intraarticular steroid injections within two months of scheduled surgery in affected joint
  • Non-English speaking
  • Pre-existing diagnosis of rheumatic disease, autoimmune disease, or immunodeficiency (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, Type I diabetes)
  • Active infection
  • History of \>6 weeks of daily opioid use and/or any use of non-prescribed opioids within one year
  • Pregnant women
  • Previous study participants in this study
  • Type II Diabetes on insulin
  • History of refractory postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) or PONV after sedation (can include if nausea only after general anesthesia)
  • Previous hardware in affected joint
  • Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) surgery to affected joint
  • Cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 24 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

132 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04082533

Start Date

July 24 2019

End Date

May 1 2026

Last Update

October 6 2025

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Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, United States, 10021