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Management of Postoperative Pain After Total Knee Replacement.

NCT01163214 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2014-11-05

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two methods of postoperative pain management in patients undergoing total knee replacement.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain
  • Knee Replacement Arthroplasty

Interventions

DRUG

Nerve Block

Regional anesthetic nerve block using an indwelling femoral nerve catheter and a single shot sciatic nerve block using 0.5% ropivacaine.

DRUG

Periarticular Injection

Periarticular local injection into the periarticular soft tissues at the time of knee replacement using a combination of ropivacaine, epinephrine, ketorolac, and morphine sulphate. Subjects in this arm received the injection combination based on three subject weight categories.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mark J. Spangehl, M.D.

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark J Spangehl, M.D. · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
79 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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