Investigation into the effects of steroid and local anaesthetic infiltration into soft tissues in total hip replacement wounds on post-operative pain relief. - Steroid infiltration in total hip replacement wounds
Phase 1
- Conditions
- patients undergoing total hip replacement surgery for osteoarthritis
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2006-001580-30-GB
- Lead Sponsor
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Patients undergoing total hip replacement surgery under Mr Norton and Mr Fern at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who are diabetics, who suffer from peptic ulcers, those taking long term steroid medication and those taking long term strong (opioid) analgesia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Main Objective: Do local anaesthetic and steroid injections into hip replacement wounds at the time of surgery improve patients' postoperative pain;Secondary Objective: Do local anaesthetic and steroid injections into hip replacement wounds at the time of surgery reduce the time taken to mobilise and the time spent in hospital after surgery and do they affect infection rates or wound healing;Primary end point(s): volume of morphine used in patient controlled analgesia pumps post operatively
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method