| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN32365985 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 30/09/2005 |
| Local reference number(s) | N0035118427 |
| Public title | A Prospective Randomised Controlled Trial of the Immediate Post-operative Intra-articular Local Anaesthetic Infusion Using Infusion Pump in Total Knee Arthroplasty. |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Signs and Symptoms: Pain |
| Study hypothesis | To determine whether a local infusion of Bupivacaine provides more efficient and cost effective postoperative analgesia than current standard practices |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | 50 patients undergoing total knee joint arthroplasty |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 30/09/2002 |
| Anticipated end date | 30/09/2004 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 50 |
| Interventions | Prospective randomised controlled clinical trial |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Pain assessment, amount of analgesic used, amount of opioid analgesic used and its side effects, length of inpatient stay, cost of surgical procedure |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | See Primary outcome measures |
| Sources of funding | Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Trust
Basildon and Thurrock NHS Trust
NHS R&D Support Funding |
| Sponsor name | Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2005 Update - Department of Health (UK) |
| Sponsor details | The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
United Kingdom
SW1A 2NL |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
| Sponsor email | dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
| Contact name | Mr Vijesh Rao |
| Contact details | Orthopaedic Research Fellow
Basildon University Hospital
Nethermayne
Basildon
United Kingdom
SS16 5NL |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN32365985 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
