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A clinical study to asses and compare the effectiveness of two widely practised methods of relieving pain namely continuous epidural and continuous femoral nerve block after single knee joint replacement surgery.

POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA AND EASE OF EARLY MOBILIZATION IN PATIENTS AFTER SINGLE KNEE ARTHROPLASTY: COMPARISON OF CONTINUOUS FEMORAL NERVE INFUSION WITH CONTINUOUS EPIDURAL ANALGESIA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2010/091/002819
Enrollment
200
Registered
2010-10-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Continuous femoral nerve infusion: 0.125%bupivacaine Control Intervention1: Epidural analgesia: 0.125% bupivacaine

Sponsors

RAJ TOBIN,SENIOR CONSULTANT ANAESTHESIA, 1156,SECTOR-A,POCKET-A,VASANT KUNJ,NEW DELHI 110070
Lead Sponsor
MAX HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE LIMITED MAX HOUSE ,OKHLA,NEW DELHI-110020
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: INCLUSION CRITERIA 1. Male or female 2. Age >40 or <80 3. ASA physical status I and II 4. All ethnic or racial groups 5. Suffering from osteoarthritis and scheduled for primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age <40 yr or >80 yr. 2. ASA physical status more than II. 3. Refusal of patient for participation. 4. Allergy to local anesthetics. 5. History of opioid dependence. 6. Contraindications to spinal anaesthesia, femoral nerve block, or sciatic nerve block (coagulation defects, infection at puncture site, pre-existing neurological deficits in the lower extremities); inability to use patient-controlled analgesia (IV PCA). 7. Contraindications for NSAID (NSAID or aspirin allergy, severe liver disease, or serum creatinine 2.0 mg/dL), weight >140 kg, and recent steroid use (<53 months). Complaints of painful polyarthalgia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
? To compare continuous femoral nerve blockade and continuous epidural analgesia in terms of post operative pain relief in patients undergoing knee arthroplasty. ? To compare patient?s ease during postoperative physiotherapy associated with the two techniques Timepoint: First two days for pain and ease of physiotherapy—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
? To compare the side effects associated with the two techniques. ? Patient?s overall satisfaction from surgery and anesthesia at the end of three and six months. Timepoint: The side effects for first two days and patient's overall satisfaction for next six months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRAJ TOBIN
rajtobin@hotmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026