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Local Continuous Wound Infusion and Local Infusion of Anaesthetics in the Management of Post-operative Pain and Rehabilitation After Total Hip Arthroplasty: a Double-blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
The combination of subarachnoid anaesthesia (SAB) and continuous local wound infiltration (LCWI) with a consistent amount of local anaesthetics could prevent central sensitization through an additive or synergistic effect because it can maintain continuous inhibition of nociceptive afferents
Details
| Lead sponsor | San Salvatore Hospital of L'Aquila |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 3 |
| Status | TERMINATED |
| Enrolment | 96 |
| Start date | 2012-09 |
| Completion | 2014-11 |
Conditions
- Pain
Interventions
- Levobupivacaine
- Saline
Primary outcomes
- Incident and rest pain (using VAS score) at 72 hours after surgery — 72 hours
The 11-point numeric scale ranges from '0' representing one pain extreme (e.g. "no pain") to '10' representing the other pain extreme (e.g. "pain as bad as you can imagine" or "worst pain imaginable").