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Femoral/Sciatic Block for Knee Surgery

NCT02882152 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2016-12-26

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Summary

Knee arthroplasty has a high potential for postoperative pain. This study compares analgesia and postoperative bleeding from intrathecal morphine with the continuous femoral and a single-shot sciatic nerve blockades.

Conditions

  • Knee Injuries

Interventions

PROCEDURE

femoral nerve blockade

femoral nerve blockade followed by a catheter placement for continuous infusion and a "single shot" block of the sciatic nerve at the end of the surgery

PROCEDURE

morphine

Intrathecal morphine injection

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alfredo J Mansur, MD. PhD · Comissão de Ética para Análise de Projetos de Pesquisa-CAPPesq - HCFMUSP

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

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