Status:

COMPLETED

Topical Lidocaine After Major Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark

Conditions:

Fracture of Patella

Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Pain after major arthroscopic surgery is dependent on an optimal multimodal analgesic treatment.

Detailed Description

Lidocaine is well-known as analgesic treatment on skin and hypodermic veins. Since 1996 it has been documented that topical lidocaine has an analgesic effect 24 hours after surgical treatment. The ai...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients who were planned for reconstruction of anterior crucial ligament, reconstruction of medial patellofemoral ligament and Elmslie-Trillat procedure for patella instability.
  • Patients with synovectomies and menisci resection lasting more than 25 minutes.
  • Patients \> 18 years
  • Acceptance of informed consent

Exclusion

  • Patients with rheumatoid arthritis
  • Patients with a Body Mass index of \> 35
  • Patients who can not read and understand Danish
  • Fertile women who does not use secure contraception

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01509729

Start Date

June 1 2011

End Date

January 1 2012

Last Update

April 10 2015

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Orthopaedic Surgery Research Unit, Aarhus University, Aalborg Hospital

Aalborg, Denmark, 9000