Comparison of Intra-articular Dexmedetomidine and Magnesium in Postoperative Pain

NCT ID: NCT03479216

Last Updated: 2018-11-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

62 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-03-26

Study Completion Date

2018-08-01

Brief Summary

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Arthroscopic meniscus surgeries are the most frequent orthopedic procedures. The objective of the study is to compare the effects of intraarticular local anesthetic and adjuvant (dexmedetomidine vs magnesium) combinations in postoperative pain and analgesic requirement. The investigators' hypothesis is adjuvants added to the local anesthetics decreases the total local anesthetic dose, provides more effective pain relief according to local anesthetic only, and decreases the postoperative systemic non-steroidal analgesic and opioid doses.

Detailed Description

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Arthroscopic meniscus surgeries are the most frequent orthopedic procedures. However, irritation of free nerve endings in the synovial tissue and anterior fat pads and stretching and resection in the joint capsule lead to pain at various levels. Proper pain management enhances recovery, provides early mobilization and shortens length of hospital stay.

"Opioid-free" analgesia methods are frequently emphasized in published postoperative pain management guidelines and multimodal treatment approaches such as local anesthetic infiltration is recommended. In the treatment of knee pain, intra-articular drug injections are the most commonly used method because of minimal systemic side effects.

The drugs most commonly administered intraarticularly included local anesthetics (bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, lidocaine), opioids (morphine, fentanyl), magnesium sulfate, steroids, and α2 agonists (clonidine, dexmedetomidine).

Dexmedetomidine is a selective, specific, lipophilic and potent α2 adrenergic receptor agonist with sedative, anxiolytic, analgesic, antihypertensive and sympatholytic effects. It provides analgesic activity through both the central and peripheral nervous system. The analgesic effects of intra-articular administration of dexmedetomidine in arthroscopic surgeries have been demonstrated. Most side effects of this drug included hypotension and bradycardia. However, these side effects have never been encountered with intra-articular injection of the drug.

Magnesium is also an adjuvant drug which has a key role in nociceptive transmission, and acts as a NMDA (N-Methyl-D-Aspartate) antagonist in spinal neurons.

While opioid free anesthesia and analgesia methods gain importance nowadays, there has been increased interest in non-opioid analgesic drugs and multimodal analgesia applications. In order to increase the effects of local anesthetics and prolong their analgesic times, the addition of various adjuvants to local anesthetics is frequently used.

In the randomized controlled trials, intraarticular local anesthetic drugs combined with adjuvant drugs for postoperative analgesia were found to be superior to local anesthetic drugs alone. It is also known that local anesthetics have negative effects on chondrocytes. One of the goals of the investigators' in this study is to reduce the amount of local anesthetic used by adding adjuvant to local anesthetics.

In this study, the investigators plan to compare the efficacy of 2 adjuvants (magnesium sulfate and dexmedetomidine) combined with local anesthetics to be given intraarticularly for postoperative pain management after elective arthroscopic surgery.

Intraarticular high-volume drug injections may cause pain due to tension in the joint capsule. Additionally, the investigators aim to decrease the total drug volume with adjuvant drugs used in combination with local anesthetic, and thus to prevent joint capsule tension pain.

Conditions

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Postoperative Pain Intra-articular Injection Dexmedetomidine Magnesium Sulfate

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Precedex

5ml 0.25% Bupivacaine ve 50mcg Dexmetedomidin (diluted to 5ml with normal saline) intraarticularly at the end of surgery (total volume: 10 ml)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Precedex

Intervention Type DRUG

10 ml of Bupivacaine ve 50mcg Dexmetedomidin mixture will be injected intraarticularly at the end of the surgery.

Magnesium Sulfate

5ml 0.25% Bupivacaine ve 5ml Magnesium Sulfate intraarticularly at the end of surgery (total volume: 10 ml)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Magnesium Sulfate

Intervention Type DRUG

10 ml of Bupivacaine ve magnesium sulfate mixture will be injected intraarticularly at the end of the surgery.

Interventions

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Precedex

10 ml of Bupivacaine ve 50mcg Dexmetedomidin mixture will be injected intraarticularly at the end of the surgery.

Intervention Type DRUG

Magnesium Sulfate

10 ml of Bupivacaine ve magnesium sulfate mixture will be injected intraarticularly at the end of the surgery.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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bupivacaine bupivacaine

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age \>18, \<65
* scheduled for elective knee arthroscopy under spinal anesthesia
* ASA I and ASA II

Exclusion Criteria

* age \<18 and \>65
* patients who received general anesthesia
* diabetes
* refusal of the patient
* known allergy to the specified drugs
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Derince Training and Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hande G. Aytuluk

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Tolga K Saracoglu, Ass Prof

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Derince Training and Research Hospital

Locations

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Derince Training and Research Hospital

Kocaeli, Derince, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Sun R, Zhao W, Hao Q, Tian H, Tian J, Li L, Jia W, Yang K. Intra-articular clonidine for post-operative analgesia following arthroscopic knee surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Sep;22(9):2076-84. doi: 10.1007/s00167-013-2615-8. Epub 2013 Jul 24.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23881255 (View on PubMed)

Yang Y, Zeng C, Wei J, Li H, Yang T, Deng ZH, Li YS, Yang TB, Lei GH. Single-dose intra-articular bupivacaine plus morphine versus bupivacaine alone after arthroscopic knee surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017 Mar;25(3):966-979. doi: 10.1007/s00167-015-3748-8. Epub 2015 Aug 12.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 26264382 (View on PubMed)

Gerlach AT, Dasta JF. Dexmedetomidine: an updated review. Ann Pharmacother. 2007 Feb;41(2):245-52. doi: 10.1345/aph.1H314. Epub 2007 Feb 13.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17299013 (View on PubMed)

Alipour M, Tabari M, Faz RF, Makhmalbaf H, Salehi M, Moosavitekye SM. Effect of dexmedetomidine on postoperative pain in knee arthroscopic surgery; a randomized controlled clinical trial. Arch Bone Jt Surg. 2014 Mar;2(1):52-6. Epub 2014 Mar 15.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25207314 (View on PubMed)

Li C, Qu J. Efficacy of dexmedetomidine for pain management in knee arthroscopy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Oct;96(43):e7938. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007938.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29068980 (View on PubMed)

Heydari SM, Hashemi SJ, Pourali S. The Comparison of Preventive Analgesic Effects of Ketamine, Paracetamol and Magnesium Sulfate on Postoperative Pain Control in Patients Undergoing Lower Limb Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Adv Biomed Res. 2017 Oct 25;6:134. doi: 10.4103/2277-9175.217217. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29279832 (View on PubMed)

Kizilcik N, Ozler T, Menda F, Ulucay C, Koner O, Altintas F. The effects of intra-articular levobupivacain versus levobupivacain plus magnesium sulfate on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing arthroscopic meniscectomy: A prospective randomized controlled study. Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc. 2017 Mar;51(2):104-109. doi: 10.1016/j.aott.2017.02.014. Epub 2017 Mar 15.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 28314555 (View on PubMed)

Aytuluk HG, Gultekin A, Saracoglu KT. Comparison of intraarticular bupivacaine-dexmedetomidine and bupivacaine-magnesium sulfate for postoperative analgesia in arthroscopic meniscectomy: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Hippokratia. 2019 Apr-Jun;23(2):51-57.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32265584 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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U1111-1211-1791

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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