Postoperative Pain Treatment for Total Knee Arthroplasty
Conditions
Brief summary
Single-shot femoral nerve block is similar to continuous epidural technique for postoperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty
Interventions
DRUGRopivacaine perineural injection
Ultrasound guided single-shot femoral nerve block
DRUGmorphine and ropivacaine
Continuous epidural analgesic perfusion Epidural perfusion with morphine and ropivacaine.
Sponsors
Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Elective total knee arthroplasty
Exclusion criteria
* Coagulopathy * Neuropathy * Morbid obesity * local anesthetics allergy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Score on the numeric pain score | 48 hours | Patients will be evaluated at 48 hours. At these time frame pain score at rest and during movement will be accessed. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Side effects as a measure of safety and tolerability | 48 hours | Side effects of both interventions. Number of patients with side effects like nausea, vomiting, hypotension and pruritus. |
| Rescue analgesic consumption. | 48 hours | Opioid rescue needs in the first 48 hours after surgery. |
| Patients satisfaction. | 48 hours | Evaluation of patient´s satisfaction with pain control (asking the patient to classify the grade of satisfaction). |
Countries
Portugal
Outcome results
None listed