Betametasone as postoperative pain treatment for knee arthroscopies at a day surgical center
- Conditions
- nspecified knee pain investigated by an arthroscopy
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2009-014717-27-SE
- Lead Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet/Södersjukhuset
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 203
Inclusion Criteria
Patients going through knee surgery in a day surgical setting
Patients should be classified either as ASA I or II to be eligible (ASA=American Society of Anesthesiologists)
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion Criteria
Patients going through repair of ligaments will be excluded
Patients unable to understand the protocol
Patients with diabetes
Patients with coagulopathies
Patients with atrial arryhtmias
Patients < 18 years of age
Patients on coticosteroids or NSAIDS two days ahead of surgery
Patients who are pregnant
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Main Objective: To investigate whether the addendum of betametason preoperatively will lower the perception of pain according to a verbal scale after knee surgery in a day surgical setting.<br>Betametason is commonly given as an antiemetic. There is some evidence that betametason could have some impact on the level of postoperative pain.;Secondary Objective: To investigate whether the addendum of betametason preoperatively will lower the perception of pain according to a verbal and a visual analogue scale (VAS) after knee surgery in a day surgical setting.<br>;Primary end point(s): To investigate whether the addendum of betametason preoperatively will lower the perception of pain according to a verbal scale after knee surgery in a day surgical setting.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method