Multihole or Epidural Catheter for Local Anesthetic in the Wound

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative Pain; Hip Arthroplasty
• Interventions: Other: 2 mBq radioactive technetium diluted in 20 mL saline

• Registration Number: NCT00921908
• Lead Sponsor: Hvidovre University Hospital

Brief Summary

Postoperative administration of local anesthetics is effective for postoperative pain management across surgical specialties but the optimal type of catheter (single, few or multiholed catheters) has not been determined.

This study investigates wound spread of a radioactive isotope (technetium) administered in different types of catheters after total hip arthroplasty.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-10
• Status Verified: 2009-06
• Primary Completion: 2009-06
• Study Completion: 2009-06
• Study First Submitted: 2009-06-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-06-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-06-16
• Study First Posted: 2009-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 2009-06-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

• operation with total hip arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria

• allergies to drugs administered

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
epidural catheter	2 mBq radioactive technetium diluted in 20 mL saline	subfascial placement of a triple-orifice epidural catheter
multiholed catheter	2 mBq radioactive technetium diluted in 20 mL saline	subfascial placement of a multi-orifice 15 cm catheter

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
wound spread area of radioactive isotope

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hvidovre University Hospital; 🇩🇰 Hvidovre, Denmark