The Efficacy of Adductor-Canal-Blockade on Pain and Morphine Consumption After Revision Knee Arthroplasty

Rigshospitalet

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Knee Arthroplasty; Postoperative Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Adductor-Canal-Blockade with Ropivacaine; Procedure: Adductor-Canal-blockade with saline

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01191593

2010-021161-71 (EudraCT Number)

SM1-PJ-10

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Adductor-Canal-Blockade is effective at reducing pain and morphine consumption after revision knee arthroplasty.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Revision Knee Arthroplasty in general anaesthesia
• American society of anesthesiologists (ASA) 1-3
• BMI 18-40
• Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Can not cooperate to the exam
• Do not speak or understand Danish
• Drug allergy
• Alcohol or drug abuse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Adductor-Canal-Blockade with ropivacaine

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Adductor-Canal-Blockade with Ropivacaine

Adductor-Canal-blockade with saline

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Adductor-Canal-blockade with saline