Health Condition 1: null- Hip arthritis and Neck of femur fracture.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: To study the efficicy of a cocktail of standard drugs used for pain control: In this study we aim to compare the efficacy of the current method of pain control using epidural infusion
Sponsors
Fluid Research Funding CMC Vellore
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing primary unilateral Total hip arthroplasty (THA)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Elderly >80 years Revision THA Pain on the oppsosite hip Those not willing to give consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain reliefTimepoint: day1,2,3,10 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time taken to walk 100m; distance walked in 6 minutes on 1oth day, time taken to climb 14 steps, top up morphine use, side effectsTimepoint: time as mentioned above | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPradeep Poonnoose
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Outcome results
None listed