Analgesia in Knee Arthroscopic Surgery

Assiut University60 enrolled

Overview

Pain relief in knee Arthroscopic Surgery is essential for rapid recovery of function.

Intra-articular analgesia is useful in reducing patients' postoperative disability. It anticipates and prevents the onset of pain, and helps avoid the need for additional drugs. Usually it is possible to reach good analgesia in the immediate postoperative period by the administration of analgesic drugs. Recently, intra-articular administration of different anaesthetic substances with a local action (e.g. bupivacaine) has been introduced in clinical practice. The aim of the administration of these substances should not be the reduction of postoperative pain, but its prevention.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postoperative Pain

Interventions

DexamethasoneDRUG

patients will receive intra-articular 8 mg dexamethasone added to 18 mL 0.25% bupivacaine into the knee joint.

DexmedetomidineDRUG

patients will receive intra-articular 1ug/kg dexmedetomidine added to 18 mL 0.25% bupivacaine into the knee joint.

SalineDRUG

patients will receive intra-articular 18 mL 0.25% bupivacaine and 2mL isotonic saline into the knee joint.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for knee arthroscopy under spinal anaesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Diabetes Mellitus * Contraindication to spinal anesthesia * Patient refusal

Locations (1)

Seham Mohamed Moeen Ibrahim

Asyut, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pain free time

VAS

Time frame: 48 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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