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Duration of Leg Nerve Blocks With Dexamethasone Added to Local Anesthetic

NCT01511211 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2013-09-12

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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 after total knee replacement surgery.

Conditions

  • Pain
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty

Interventions

DRUG

Dexamethasone

2 cc of 4 mg/cc dexamethasone will be added to 38 cc of 0.5% ropivacaine solution. Of this combination, 15 cc will be used for a femoral nerve block, 20 cc for the popliteal nerve block, and 5 cc for the obturator nerve block. In addition, 2 cc of normal saline will be added to the patient's IV to maintain blinding.

DRUG

Ropivacaine

2 cc of normal saline will be added to 38 cc of 0.5% ropivacaine solution. Of this combination, 15 cc will be used for the femoral nerve block, 20 cc for the popliteal nerve block, and 5 cc for the obturator nerve block. In addition, 2 cc of 4 mg/cc dexamethasone will be added to the patient's IV.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of New Mexico

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nicholas Lam, MD · University of New Mexico

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • United States

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