A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial of the Immediate Post-operative Intra-articular Local Anaesthetic Infusion Using Infusion Pump in Total Knee Arthroplasty.

ISRCTN ISRCTN32365985
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN32365985
Secondary identifying numbers N0035118427
Submission date
30/09/2005
Registration date
30/09/2005
Last edited
11/04/2014
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Signs and Symptoms
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mr Vijesh Rao
Scientific

Orthopaedic Research Fellow
Basildon University Hospital
Nethermayne
Basildon
SS16 5NL
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesTo determine whether a local infusion of Bupivacaine provides more efficient and cost effective postoperative analgesia than current standard practices
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSigns and Symptoms: Pain
InterventionLocal infusion of Bupivacaine provides vs current standard practices
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measurePain assessment, amount of analgesic used, amount of opioid analgesic used and its side effects, length of inpatient stay, cost of surgical procedure
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date30/09/2002
Completion date30/09/2004

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants50
Key inclusion criteria50 patients undergoing total knee joint arthroplasty
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment30/09/2002
Date of final enrolment30/09/2004

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Orthopaedic Research Fellow
Basildon
SS16 5NL
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan