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NCT Number: NCT03032133

Pain Control After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Patients are randomized to receive pain control after Total Knee Arthroplasty with either a regional pain catheter or a local intraarticular pain catheter. Pain, analgetic use and mobility is asessed.

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Key information

Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis, Knee Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Rheumatic Diseases Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus

Dresden, 01307, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Indication to Total Knee Arthroplasty
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Chronic pain
  • Allergy against local anaesthetics
  • Not understanding study or questionnaires

Treatment and study plan

Regional pain control

Procedure

Regional pain catheter

Local pain control

Procedure

Local intraarticular pain catheter

Primary outcomes

  1. pain

    Time frame: daily until day 7 after surgery

    Pain on Visual Analog Scale

Secondary outcomes

  1. analgetics

    Time frame: daily until day 7 after surgery

    Use of additional analgetics

  2. Mobility

    Time frame: daily until day 7 after surgery

    grade of mobility

  3. Function

    Time frame: preoperative, 3 month, 1 year

    Knee Society Score

  4. Patient reported outcome

    Time frame: preoperative, 3 month, 1 year

    Oxford Knee Score

  5. Quality of Life

    Time frame: preoperative, 3 month, 1 year

    EQ 5D

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Technische Universität Dresden

Other

Collaborators

  • Mathys Ltd Bettlach

Registry information

Official study title

Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty With Either Regional or Local Pain Katheter

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Jan 26, 2017
Registry last updated
Feb 12, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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