Topical Lidocaine After Major Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark21 enrolled

Overview

Pain after major arthroscopic surgery is dependent on an optimal multimodal analgesic treatment.

Lidocaine is well-known as analgesic treatment on skin and hypodermic veins. Since 1996 it has been documented that topical lidocaine has an analgesic effect 24 hours after surgical treatment. The aim is to determine a possible reduction in pain after knee arthroscopy with topical lidocaine.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Fracture of Patella Pain

Interventions

Sham operationPROCEDURE

A randomized group of patients received a placebo patch. As a supplement, each patient was given a dose of morphine, as required.

Knee arthroscopic surgeryPROCEDURE

A randomized group of patients was given small patches with active 5% lidocaine.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who were planned for reconstruction of anterior crucial ligament, reconstruction of medial patellofemoral ligament and Elmslie-Trillat procedure for patella instability. * Patients with synovectomies and menisci resection lasting more than 25 minutes. * Patients \> 18 years * Acceptance of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with rheumatoid arthritis * Patients with a Body Mass index of \> 35 * Patients who can not read and understand Danish * Fertile women who does not use secure contraception

Locations (1)

Orthopaedic Surgery Research Unit, Aarhus University, Aalborg Hospital

Aalborg, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Administration of analgesic drugs

Time for the first necessary administration of analgesic drugs.

Time frame: 24 hours

Secondary Outcomes

Pain management after surgical treatment

The intake of necessary analgesic drugs after 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours after surgical treatment. Pain score according to the VAS scale when the patients rest and make movements.

Time frame: 24 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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