Treatment of postoperative pain in patients after total knee arthroplasty
Conditions
Interventions
Trade Name: Ropivacaine
Product Name: Ropivacaine
Pharmaceutical Form: Solution for injection
CAS Number: 98717-15-8
Other descriptive name: ROPIVACAINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Concentration unit: mg/ml milligr
Sponsors
Rigshospitalet
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Age > 30 and 18 and =65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 20
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Unable to corporate. - Unable to speak or understand Danish - Allergy to ropivacaine - Known medical or alcohol-abuse - Known peripheral neuopathy - Daily consumption af strong opioids - Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: Treatment of postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty;Secondary Objective: no secondary objectives;Primary end point(s): Difference between groups in pain intensity during active 45 degrees knee flexion - 24 hours after surgery, measured on VAS (0-100);Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 24 hours after last suture | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end point(s): - Difference between groups (VAS measured at rest as AUC 0-24 hours) at time points: 2, 4, 6, 8, 24 hours postoperatively. - Difference between groups (VAS measured at 45 degrees active knee flexion as AUC 0-24 hours) at time points: 2, 4, 6, 8, 24 postoperative hours. - Time to perform a TUG (Timed Up and Go) test 24 hours after surgery. - Difference between groups in cumulated morphine consumption, first 24 hours. Morphine administered as PCA. - Difference between groups in mean nausea-score at time 2, 4, 6, 8, 24 postoperative hours. - Difference between;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 2, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hours after last suture | — |
Countries
Denmark
Contacts
Public ContactClinical Trial Informations
Gentofte Hospital, department of Anaesthesia
Outcome results
None listed