A comparison of psoas compartment and subarachnoid blocks for 'fast track' total hip arthroplasty

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Surgery: Total hip arthroplasty; Surgery; Total hip arthroplasty

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18887807
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. All patients, between the ages of 18 and 85 years undergoing total hip replacement (THR) at the Addenbrooke's NHS Trust
2. ASA physical status I to III

Exclusion Criteria

1. ASA greater than III
2. Age below 18 and above 85 years old
3. Weight or BMI exclusion <50 or> 120 kg [BMI <20>35]
4. Inability to use a PCA (dementia, psychiatric problems, intellectual disability)
5. Contraindication to NSAIDs (asthmatics with significant sensitivity to aspirin, renal impairment, severe liver dysfunction, history of gastric ulceration or bleeding)
6. Opioid dependence or chronic pain syndromes
7. Contraindication to neuro-axial blockade or regional techniques - bleeding diathesis, anti-coagulation, absolute local anaesthetic (LA) allergy, localised infection, concurrent peripheral neuropathy or nerve injury

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified