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Comparison of a Pain Pump Versus Injectable Medication for Analgesia in Knee Arthroscopy
In Brief
A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating pain pump containing ropivacaine, saline pain pump with injectable medication, and 1 other intervention for Pain. Completed, enrolled 48 participants.
Detailed Summary
Hypothesis: Ropivacaine, morphine and ketorolac injected after knee arthroscopy is as effective as this solution plus ropivacaine administered intra-articularly for twenty-four hours. Three groups were assigned random patients, each group provided a different method of pain medication in order to determine the effectiveness of each treatment.
Study Details
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Interventions
30mL of ropivacaine (0.5%), 30mg of ketorolac and 8mg of morphine sulfate injected plus a pain pump containing 100mL of ropivacaine (0.5%) administered at 4 mL/hour
30mL of ropivacaine(0.5%), 30mg of ketorolac and 8mg of morphine sulfate injected plus a pain pump containing 100-mL of normal saline administered at 4 mL/hour
30mL of ropivacaine (0.5%), 30mg of ketorolac and 8mg of morphine sulfate injected