Evaluation of Optimal Dose of Local Anesthetics for Patient Controlled Continuous Femoral Nerve Block

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Arthropathy of Knee Joint

• Registration Number: NCT01198340
• Lead Sponsor: Okayama University

Brief Summary

To evaluate an analgesic effect without basal administration of local anesthetics for patient-controlled femoral nerve block (with sciatic nerve block) after total knee arthroplasty.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-08
• Study Start: 2010-09
• Study First Submitted: 2010-09-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2010-09-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-07-20
• Last Update Posted: 2011-07-22
• Primary Completion: 2012-03
• Study Completion: 2012-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• patients older than 20 yrs old scheduled for total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria

• none

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain scores by use of numerous rating scale (NRS)	4 days after the surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
dose of local anesthetics	4 days after the surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Hospital; 🇯🇵 Okayama, Japan