Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia vs Local Infiltration Anesthesia With Dexmedetomidine and Ropivacaine

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2021-04-09
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Evaluation of the Impact of dexmedetomidine as an adjunct for local infiltrations analgesia and ultrasound-based regional anaesthesia as pain medication in regard to patients' opioid need the first 48 hours after the total knee replacement operation.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of Graz
• Treatments: Dexmedetomidine; Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult

• non pregnant

• patients with gonarthrosis who have given written consent for participation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age below 18 years

• pregnancy

• breast-feeding patients

• allergies against study medication

• missing or denied written consent