Status:
COMPLETED
Intra-Articular Morphine Versus Bupivacaine on Knee Motion in Patients With Osteoarthritis
Lead Sponsor:
Federal University of São Paulo
Conditions:
Analgesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis causes pain and disability in a high percentage of elderly people. The aim of the present study was to compare the analgesic effect of intra-articular bupivacaine...
Detailed Description
Among the 39 patients selected, two patients from group 1 and five from group 2 were excluded from some of the analyses because they did not return on the day of assessment or because they used a comp...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Older than 50 years with a radiological confirmation of chronic knee osteoarthritis
- Pain lasting for more than 3 months either at rest or under strain, morning stiffness
- Absence of heat at the site
- Crepitation during movement and a pain score ranging from three to ten.
Exclusion
- Patients with coagulopathy
- Infection or malignant disease
- Patients who underwent knee or hip surgery; AND
- Patients using opioids 24 hours prior to the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00636415
Start Date
June 1 2004
End Date
December 1 2006
Last Update
March 14 2008
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Pain Setor of Federal University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil