Trial | NCT00910013  Report issue

Title

Femoral Block With or Without Ropivacaine for Analgesia After Total Knee Replacement (TKR)
A Randomized Trial Comparing the Efficacy on Post-operative Analgesia of Intra-articular Ropivacaine Added to a Femoral Block After Total Knee Replacement

  • Phase

    Phase 1/Phase 2

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted

  • Study Participants

    80
Total knee replacement is a painful procedure. Many solutions have been proposed to diminish the post-operative doses of narcotics, including nerve blocks.

The purpose of the study is to compare if the adjunction of intra-articular ropivacaine to a femoral block is more effective on narcotics consumption than the block alone after TKR.
Study Started
Apr 30
2006
Primary Completion
Mar 31
2008
Study Completion
Mar 31
2008
Last Update
Feb 28
2011
Estimate

Drug Ropivacaine

0.5% intra-articular ropivacaïne (20cc)

Ropivacaine + femoral block Experimental

After the surgery is proceeded and after the closure of the joint capsule, 20 cc of ropivacaine 0.5% is inserted intra-articular through a catheter.

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

Primary total knee replacement
Age > 18 years old
Accept the study

Exclusion Criteria:

Revision surgery
Use of anticoagulants drugs
Neurologic disorder
Unable to sign consent form
No Results Posted