Pain relief for knee replacement surgery
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Those scheduled for knee replacement surgery
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/01/007657
- Lead Sponsor
- Army Hospital Research and Referral Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
ASA I-III; BMI 20-30 kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria
Contraindication to subarachnoid block or allergy to any of the study drugs;
Known coagulopathy, local infection at block site;
Patients in whom the nerve block could not be performed at per the procedure described in the methodology; Renal dysfunction
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The aim of this study is to compare the duration of analgesia of adductor canal block using ropivacaine with and without dexmedetomidine after total knee replacement.Timepoint: 15 min, 30 min, 45 min, 60 min, 6 hr, 12 hr, 18 hr, 24 hr
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcomes will be the total 24 hr opioid consumption, success of early ambulation, level of patient satisfaction, and any adverse effects following the study intervention.Timepoint: Medical Research Council Scale as 0-5 at 6, 12, 18 and 24 hr after the block.