Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis: Measuring Post-operative Pain to Assess the Potential for Outpatient Surgery.

Hammond, Allan, M.D.40 enrolled

Overview

Post-operative pain will be measured using a pain diary for one week post-surgery. The purpose is to test the assumption that the arthroscopic technique leads to less post-operative pain and results in shorter hospital stays when compared to the open technique. It is believed that the arthroscopic technique will result in minimal pain when compared to the open technique, allowing this procedure to be performed as day surgery.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Ankle osteoarthritis with adequate bone stock Exclusion Criteria: * Mental or physical inability to consent or answer pain questions, pre-operative or peri-operative morbidity impairing mobility, pre-operative opioid therapy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or steroids within 24 hours before skin incision, kidney or liver dysfunction, morbid obesity, smoking, significant bony deformity, significant loss of bone stock or diabetes with sensory changes will be cause for exclusion.

Locations (1)

Health Sciences Centre

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Numeric Rating Pain Scale (NRPS)

A scale from 0-10 is used for patients to record the amount of pain they are experiencing at a given time. Multiple questions are asked on a daily basis in a pain diary to report pain in the morning, at night, with movement, before and after pain medication.

Time frame: recorded for one week post-operatively

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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