Topical Lidocaine After Major Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain; Fracture of Patella
• Interventions: Procedure: Knee arthroscopic surgery; Procedure: Sham operation

• Registration Number: NCT01509729
• Lead Sponsor: Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark

Brief Summary

Pain after major arthroscopic surgery is dependent on an optimal multimodal analgesic treatment.

Detailed Description

Lidocaine is well-known as analgesic treatment on skin and hypodermic veins. Since 1996 it has been documented that topical lidocaine has an analgesic effect 24 hours after surgical treatment.

The aim is to determine a possible reduction in pain after knee arthroscopy with topical lidocaine.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06
• Study First Submitted: 2011-11-29
• Primary Completion: 2012-01
• Study Completion: 2012-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-01-12
• Study First Posted: 2012-01-13
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-09
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients who were planned for reconstruction of anterior crucial ligament, reconstruction of medial patellofemoral ligament and Elmslie-Trillat procedure for patella instability.
• Patients with synovectomies and menisci resection lasting more than 25 minutes.
• Patients > 18 years
• Acceptance of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis
• Patients with a Body Mass index of > 35
• Patients who can not read and understand Danish
• Fertile women who does not use secure contraception

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Knee arthroscopic surgery	Knee arthroscopic surgery	-
Sham operation	Sham operation	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Administration of analgesic drugs	24 hours	Time for the first necessary administration of analgesic drugs.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain management after surgical treatment	24 hours	The intake of necessary analgesic drugs after 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours after surgical treatment.; Pain score according to the VAS scale when the patients rest and make movements.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Orthopaedic Surgery Research Unit, Aarhus University, Aalborg Hospital; 🇩🇰 Aalborg, Denmark