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Comparing Exparel & Ropivacaine for Pain Relief in Total Knee Arthroplasty

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02607579

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Official title

A Randomized, Blinded Study to Compare Exparel and Ropivacaine for Pain Relief Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Brief summary

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The purpose of this prospective study is to examine the effect of two local anesthetics used in adductor canal blocks, with relation to pain, analgesic consumption, mobility, and pain related interference with activities and hospital length of stay. The two agents are bupivacaine and ropivacaine. The purpose of this trial is to examine the effect of these drugs being used in adductor canal blocks for pain relief, analgesic consumption, mobility, and pain related interference with activities and hospital length of stay.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02607579
Recruitment status
Not listed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Monmouth Medical Center
Other
Enrollment
200 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Dec 31, 2014
Primary completion
May 31, 2016
Completion
Jun 30, 2017
Last update posted
Apr 26, 2017

2015 – 2017

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch New Jersey 07740

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