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The Use of Continuous Wound Infusion Analgesia in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Not Applicable
Conditions
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Interventions
Device: On-Q PainBuster with Bupivacaine
Device: Usual Care
Registration Number
NCT00724074
Lead Sponsor
Capital Health, Canada
Brief Summary

The main purpose of this study is to determine if there is improvement in pain and other patient outcomes when using a continuous wound analgesia system after total knee replacement, compared to usual methods of pain control. Another purpose is to determine if the system makes it easier for nurses to care for these patients.

Detailed Description

Continuous local wound infusion analgesia is a relatively new way of managing post-operative pain, whereby a local anesthetic is continuously infused into the surgical area. Some studies and users have reported decreased pain, decreased opioid use, decreased post-operative nausea and vomiting, decreased length of stay, and improved patient and caregiver satisfaction with the use of continuous local wound infusion analgesia, when compared to placebo, or usual care, in arthroplasty and other surgical interventions.

Hypotheses:

Primary:

The On-Q PainBuster (continuous wound infusion analgesia) in TKA will result in improved patient pain control, compared to usual care.

Secondary:

* Pain scores post-operatively will be better than usual care.

* Fewer narcotics will be ingested post-operatively than with usual care.

* Post-op nausea and vomiting will be less than usual care.

* Length of stay will be shorter compared to usual care.

* Patient satisfaction will be greater than satisfaction with usual care.

* Post-operative infection rates will be no different between groups.

* Fall rates will be no different between groups.

* Subjects will participate in physical therapy the day of surgery.

* Nursing Intensity requirements will be less with the wound infusion due to fewer requests for pain medication.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • Scheduled for TKA at the Royal Alexandra Hospital
  • Patient of Dr. Arnett
  • Deemed fit for continuous wound infusion (no allergies to Bupivacaine or related medications) by anesthesia
  • Cognitively aware, and provides informed consent
  • Elective (not trauma-related) surgery
  • Able to read, speak and understand English
  • Adult < 70 years of age
  • Intra-operative spinal anaesthesia
  • Reside within metropolitan Edmonton, in a bungalow
  • Have a caregiver at home
  • ASA risk classification of 1 or 2
  • Do not regularly use opioid medication pre-operatively
  • Have preoperative knee range of motion > 90 degrees
  • Body Mass Index < 40
  • No known hepatic or liver insufficiency
Exclusion Criteria
  • Deemed unfit for continuous wound infusion due to allergies
  • Other exclusion criteria to be determined

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
SOn-Q PainBuster with BupivacainePatients receive the On-Q local continuous wound infusion system intra-operatively and use it for up to three days post-operatively.
CUsual CareUsual care - post operative pain medications as per the knee arthroplasty care map.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain, measured by the 11-point numerical pain rating scalePost-operatively for three days then again at follow-up
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Post-operative nausea and vomitingPost-operatively for three days
Narcotic medications takenPost-operatively for three days
Time to first mobilization, first transfer and first 30-M walkUp to three days post-operatively
Number of adverse eventsThree days post-op (observed) then at follow-up (self-report)
Length of StayTime of surgery to discharge
Satisfaction (patient and caregiver)Discharge from hospital

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Royal Alexandra Hospital

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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