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Effects of epidural analgesia and peripheral nerve block on postoperative analgesia and early knee rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty

Phase 3
Conditions
patients scheduled for elective unilateral total knee arthroplasty under general anesthesia
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000003910
Lead Sponsor
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
66
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to communicate lucidly. Revision knee arthroplasty. Chronic pain syndrome unrelated to knee pathology. Allergy to local anesthetics. ASA phisical status above III. Chronic opioid use. Severe diabetes mellitus with sensory disorder. Neurologically-disabled. Contraindications to epidural analgesia or peripheral nerve block.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Day of knee flexion achievement above 120 degrees
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Efficacy of postoperative pain management(VAS evaluation), Thigh and calf circumrefence, Rate of side effect Rehabilitation milestone(Ambulation with a cane, range of motion of operative knee) Frequency of Additional analgesia
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