Continuous Versus Intermittent Sciatic Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty

NCT ID: NCT01843153

Last Updated: 2015-03-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-04-30

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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The role of a sciatic block in addition to a femoral block remains controversial. The study addresses this topic by comparing a continuous block versus an injection on demand.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Total Knee Arthroplasty Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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intermittent

injection of ropivacaine on demand

Group Type OTHER

Ropivacaine

Intervention Type DRUG

continuous

continuous ropivacaine infusion

Group Type OTHER

Ropivacaine

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Ropivacaine

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria

* failure to establish femoral and sciatic block
* insufficient analgesic effect of the block
* patient declines to participate
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Kreiskrankenhaus Dormagen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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KKH Dormagen

Dormagen, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Soltesz S, Meiger D, Milles-Thieme S, Saxler G, Ziegeler S. Intermittent versus continuous sciatic block combined with femoral block for patients undergoing knee arthroplasty. A randomized controlled trial. Int Orthop. 2016 Sep;40(9):1861-7. doi: 10.1007/s00264-016-3117-3. Epub 2016 Jan 25.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26810904 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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sciatic block

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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