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Effects of Continuous Nerve Block vs Single Injection Block With PCA vs PCA on Pain and Function After Knee Replacement

NCT01187537 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2016-05-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of three analgesia techniques on pain relief and functional recovery after knee replacement: continuous femoral nerve block vs single-injection femoral nerve block with intravenous patient controlled analgesia vs intravenous patient controlled analgesia.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Continuous Femoral Nerve Block

20mls of 0.25% Bupivacaine with 1/400,000 adrenaline (2.5mcg/ml) If catheter localized to \< 1.0mA, 0.1mS with patella twitch, start Bupivacaine 0.125% 4ml/hr. If unable to get twitch through catheter in final location or twitch at current ≥ 1.0m/A, start Bupivacaine 0.125% 6ml/hr.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tan Tock Seng Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ee Yuee Chan · Tan Tock Seng Hospital

  • Nelson Chua · Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-07-31
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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Diseases

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