Femoral Block With or Without Ropivacaine for Analgesia After Total Knee Replacement (TKR)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

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.

• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Hopital de l'Enfant-Jesus
• Treatments: Ropivacaine

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