Local Infiltration Analgesia With Ropivacaine Versus Placebo in Bilateral Hip Arthroplasty

Hvidovre University Hospital

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 4

Conditions: Postoperative Pain; Hip Arthroplasty

Treatments: Drug: ropivacaine 0,2%; Drug: saline.9%

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00864409

KF-01-2006-4062

Details and patient eligibility

About

High-volume infiltration analgesia may be effective in postoperative pain management following total hip arthroplasty. In this randomized, double-blind trial patients undergoing bilateral hip arthoplasty are randomized to receive high-volume local anesthetic infiltration in one hip and similar infiltration with saline (placebo) in the other hip.

Enrollment: 12 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• scheduled for bilateral total hip arthroplasty
• able to speak and understand Danish

Exclusion criteria

• treatment with opioids or steroids

Trial design

12 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Hip 1

Active Comparator group

Description:

high volume local anesthetic infiltration

Treatment:

Drug: ropivacaine 0,2%

Hip 2

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: saline.9%