Can a surgeon administered nerve block in the thigh be as effective as an anaesthetist administered nerve block in a patient undergoing total knee replacement for pain control and early rehabilitation?
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- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M171- Unilateral primary osteoarthritisof knee
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/02/040546
- Lead Sponsor
- Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients over or equal to the 35 years old who can understand the study protocol and are able to give consent
2.Patient with unilateral TKR
3.Patients must be undergoing a primary total knee arthroplasty with neuraxial anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients with a contraindication to neuraxial and/or regional anaesthesia
2.Patients with an allergy to local anaesthetics
3.Patients with pre-existing neuropathy
4.Patients with hepatic failure
5.Patients with renal failure with eGFR <60
6.Patients with allergy to ketorolac or NSAIDs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Pain assessment using VAS score <br/ ><br>2.Functional Recovery using earliest time to complete 10 meter walk test in Seconds, 30 second chair test, Timed Up and Go (TUG) test ,earliest time for active SLR (min or hours) , earliest time for ambulation with walker(min or hours) , time for staircase competency( hours), ambulation distance at time of discharge ( meters), maximum flexion at discharge( degree), quadriceps muscle powerTimepoint: post surgery at 6 hours, 12 hours and at 24 hours (till discharge)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.length of hospital stay <br/ ><br>2.complications of nerve blockade <br/ ><br>3.consumption of breakthrough analgesics in the two techniques. <br/ ><br>4.Operation theatre timeTimepoint: post surgery at 6 hours, 12 hours and at 24 hours (till discharge)