Continuous administration of local anesthetic for pain after amputation above knee
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Pain after amputation above kneeSigns and Symptoms
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN45530042
- Lead Sponsor
- Helsinki University Hospital (Finland)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients presenting for above knee amputation for atherosclerosis obliterans willing to participate
2. Able to give informed consent
3. Able to assess pain using a verbal rating scale
4. Assesssed to be medically stable so that life expectancy exceeds 2 weeks as assessed by recruiting anesthesiologist
Exclusion Criteria
1. Allergy to amide local anesthetics
2. Operating surgeon unable to insert the catheter as defined in the protocol
3. Planned epidural postoperative pain management
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain on the amputated limb 1-5 days after the operation assessed on VRS 0-4.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Pain on the amputated limb 1,3 and 12 months after the operation and amputation phantom limb pain 1-5 days after the operation and 1, 3 and 12 months after the operation on VRS 0-4<br>2. The consumption of opioid 1-5 days after the operation <br>3. Adverse events