Pain Relief after Hip Replacement Surgery: A comparison of two approaches

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Pain relief after hip replacement surgery; Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000316202
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Michael Fredrickson

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-05-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Patients requiring analgesia following hip replacement surgery under the care of the three investigators

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient refusal of either block. 2. Known neuropathy involving the leg undergoing surgery. 3. Known allergy to amide local anaesthetic drugs.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain after hip replacement surgery, assessed by patient interrogation regarding analgesic consumption pain scores using numerical rating pain score (NRPS).[1-2 days postoperatively. Analgesic requirements and pain scores measured in the afternoon of Day 1 and Day 2 following surgery.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative antiemetic consumption[First 48 postoperative hours every 24 hours.];Procedural time[At time of procedure];Patient physiotherapy endpoints: <br>Bed-to-chair: yes/no<br>Bed-to-bathroom: yes/no<br>Walk > 12 metres: yes/no[Daily for first 2 days]