Status:

WITHDRAWN

Duration of Leg Nerve Blocks With Dexamethasone Added to Local Anesthetic

Lead Sponsor:

University of New Mexico

Conditions:

Pain

Total Knee Arthroplasty

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This is a Randomized Double blinded controlled trial on the effect of adding dexamethasone to Ropivacaine on the duration of pain relief for ultrasound guided femoral, obturator and popliteal block af...

Detailed Description

This is a double blinded randomized controlled trial on the effect on duration of action when we add dexamethasone to our 3 routine peripheral nerve blocks (femoral, obturator and sciatic nerve) for t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I to III,
  • Aged 18 and above,
  • Undergoing total knee replacement.

Exclusion

  • Body mass index of more than 45 kg/m2 (higher chance of failure)
  • Weight less than 70 kg
  • Diabetes
  • Injection site deformities
  • Infection at the injection site
  • Existing peripheral neuropathy
  • Allergy to LA agents
  • Contraindications to dexamethasone
  • Patients with severe PONV
  • Patients with peptic ulceration or upper GI bleed of unknown origin
  • Coagulopathy
  • Any other contraindication to lower limb peripheral nerve block

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01511211

Start Date

September 1 2012

End Date

August 1 2013

Last Update

September 12 2013

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University of New Mexico Hospital

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106