Status:
COMPLETED
Local Infiltration Analgesia With Ropivacaine Versus Placebo in Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty
Lead Sponsor:
Hvidovre University Hospital
Conditions:
Postoperative Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine whether local infiltration analgesia (LIA) with Ropivacaine and adrenaline is effective in the treatment of postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty.
Detailed Description
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is increasingly common in the treatment of osteoarthrosis. Despite aggressive analgesic regimes, TKA is associated with moderate to severe postoperative pain, delaying mo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients eligible for total knee arthroplasty
- must speak and understand Danish
- must be able to give oral and written consent
Exclusion
- Alcohol or medicine abuse
- Treatment with opioids
- Allergy to local anaesthetics
- Severe obesity
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
16 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00408707
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2006
Last Update
February 29 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Hvidovre University Hospital
Hvidovre, Denmark, 2650