NCT00927225

Local Infiltration Analgesia in Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty - Efficacy of Subcutaneous Wound Infiltration With Local Anesthetic

Local Infiltration Analgesia in Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty - Efficacy of Subcutaneous Wound Infiltration With Local Anesthetic.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hvidovre University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Local infiltration analgesia is effective in total knee arthroplasty for postoperative pain management, but the efficacy of subcutaneous wound infiltration has not been evaluated. This study aims at evaluating the efficacy of subcutaneous wound infiltration in total knee arthroplasty in 16 patients undergoing bilateral knee arthroplasty.

Conditions

• Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	ropivacaine 0.2%, 50 mL
DRUG	normal saline

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-09-01
• Primary completion: 2009-06-01
• Completion: 2009-06-01
• First posted: 2009-06-24
• Last updated: 2009-06-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark