Status:
UNKNOWN
The Analgesic Effect of Nitroglycerin Patch for Postoperative Pain After Total Knee Replacement
Lead Sponsor:
Rabin Medical Center
Conditions:
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients who undergo general anestheesia for total knee arthroplasty pften have sever postoperative pain which hinders their rehabilitation. Nitroglycerin patches have been found to cause alleviation ...
Detailed Description
Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty will be randomized into two groups: control and placebo. Eache patient will undergo total knee arthroplasty under general anesthesia. Both groups will get ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty
Exclusion
- Pshychiatric disorder
- Allergy to nitroglycerin or morphine
- Chronic renal failure
- Migraine headaches
- Hypotension
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
September 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00375362
Start Date
July 1 2006
End Date
September 1 2006
Last Update
September 13 2006
Active Locations (1)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
Rabin Medical Center
Petach Tikvah, Israel