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N/A N=120 Randomized Double-blind Treatment

General or Regional Anesthesia for Hip Surgery

Osteoarthritis

Enrolled (actual)
120
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Length of Hospital Stay — 30; 26 hours

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
GA-arm, remifentanil (Drug); RA-arm (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 46+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Region Skane
Primary completion
Feb 2014

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Length of Hospital Stay
30; 26
SECONDARY
Post Operative Pain
35; 25

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether general anaesthesia or regional anaesthesia is best for patients undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: patients with osteoarthritis scheduled for surgery

  • patients that will require THA
  • patients over 45 yrs and under 85 yrs.
  • patients that understand the given information and are willing to participate in this study
  • patients who have signed the informed consent document.
  • patients belonging to ASA class I-III.

Exclusion Criteria

  • prior surgery to the same hip
  • patients with a history of stroke, neurological or psychiatric disease that potentially could affect the perception of pain
  • obesity (BMI > 35)
  • active or suspected infection
  • patients taking opioids or steroids
  • patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis or an immunological depression
  • patients who are allergic to any of the drugs being used in this study
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01733472). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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