Total Knee Arthroplasty Analgesia: Single-shot Femoral Nerve Block or Epidural?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain Treatment for Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT02164825
- Lead Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa
- Brief Summary
Single-shot femoral nerve block is similar to continuous epidural technique for postoperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- Elective total knee arthroplasty
Exclusion Criteria
- Coagulopathy
- Neuropathy
- Morbid obesity
- local anesthetics allergy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Single-shot nerve block Ropivacaine perineural injection Efficacy compared to epidural Continuous epidural morphine and ropivacaine Continuous epidural perfusion
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain Score on the numeric pain score 48 hours Patients will be evaluated at 48 hours. At these time frame pain score at rest and during movement will be accessed.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patients satisfaction. 48 hours Evaluation of patient´s satisfaction with pain control (asking the patient to classify the grade of satisfaction).
Side effects as a measure of safety and tolerability 48 hours Side effects of both interventions. Number of patients with side effects like nausea, vomiting, hypotension and pruritus.
Rescue analgesic consumption. 48 hours Opioid rescue needs in the first 48 hours after surgery.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Centro Hospitalar Tâmega e Sousa
🇵🇹Penafiel, Portugal