Spinal Anaesthesia for Knee Arthroscopy: Does Lignocaine Shorten the Effect of Bupivacaine

Frederikssunds Hospital, Denmark60 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to investigate if a small amount of lignocaine added to bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia to patients planned for arthroscopic knee surgery, can shorten the duration of the sensoric and the motoric blockade.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Spinal Anesthesia

Interventions

LidocaineDRUG

bupivacaineDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The patient want spinal anaesthesia * No contradictions against spinal anaesthesia * Healthy people (ASA-score 1 or 2) * Body mass index \< 35 and between 155 and 190 cm Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergic reactions to planned drugs * Neurologic disturbances * Diabetes

Locations (2)

Dep. of anesthesiology, Hospital of Frederikssund

Frederikssund, Denmark

Jon Jacobsen

Frederikssund, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Duration of spinal blockade

Time frame: Repeating monitoring every 15 minutes after applying the blockade, up to 360 minutes.

Secondary Outcomes

Time to fulfillment of discharge criteria from the hospital.

Time frame: Evaluated every 15 minutes after the operation up to 360 minutes. On average 200 to 300 minutes.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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