Local Infiltration Analgesia With Ropivacaine Versus Placebo in Bilateral Hip Arthroplasty

Phase 4

• Conditions: Hip Arthroplasty; Postoperative Pain
• Interventions: Drug: ropivacaine 0,2%; Drug: saline.9%

• Registration Number: NCT00864409
• Lead Sponsor: Hvidovre University Hospital

Brief Summary

High-volume infiltration analgesia may be effective in postoperative pain management following total hip arthroplasty. In this randomized, double-blind trial patients undergoing bilateral hip arthoplasty are randomized to receive high-volume local anesthetic infiltration in one hip and similar infiltration with saline (placebo) in the other hip.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2009-03
• Study First Submitted: 2009-03-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-03-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-03-17
• Study First Posted: 2009-03-18
• Last Update Posted: 2009-03-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• scheduled for bilateral total hip arthroplasty
• able to speak and understand Danish

Exclusion Criteria

• treatment with opioids or steroids

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hip 1	ropivacaine 0,2%	high volume local anesthetic infiltration
Hip 2	saline.9%	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
postoperative pain	0-48 hours postoperative

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hviovre University Hospital; 🇩🇰 Hvidovre, Denmark