A clinical trial to compare intra-articular analgesia (injection in joint cavity) and femoral nerve block for providing postoperative pain relief following unilateral knee joint replacement surgery.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Osteoarthritis knee patients presenting for unilateral total knee replacement surgery under spinal anaesthesia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/08/004902
- Lead Sponsor
- Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana Punjab India
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
American Society of Anaesthesiologists CLASS I-III, adult patients of either sex posted for elective unilateral total knee replacement under spinal anaesthesia.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with ASA Class IV and above, psychiatric problems & communication difficulties, myopathies, severe liver & kidney disease, history of allergy to any of the drug being used, peripheral vascular disease and contraindications for regional anaesthesia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weaning of spinal anaesthesia will be assessed in terms of sensory and motor block duration every 30 minutes.Timepoint: Every 30 minutes, patients will be assessed for weaning of spinal anaesthesia in terms of sensory and motor block duration, till complete recovery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method In postoperative period patients will be observed for side effects such as nausea, vomiting, bradycardia / tachycardia, hypotension / hypertension, hypoxia (SpO2 â?¤90%), respiratory depression, excessive sedation and quadriceps weakness.Timepoint: 24 hours