Comparing Ropivacaine Infusions for Post-Surgical Pain
This study is looking at different ways to give medicine for pain after surgery. It compares two methods of giving ropivacaine, a local anesthetic (pain-numbing medicine), through a catheter (a thin tube placed near nerves). One method is a continuous infusion, where the medicine flows constantly. The other is a scheduled intermittent bolus, where you get doses at set times. The main goal is to see which method works better at reducing your pain after surgery, specifically on days 0, 1, and 2. You might be able to join if you are an adult having a nerve block for post-operative pain and are generally healthy (ASA physical status I, II, or III). We are looking to enroll 240 participants in total.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 240 participants across three groups, each focusing on a different nerve block site.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your pain will be measured on the day of surgery (day 0) and for two days afterward (days 1 and 2).
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Continuous Infusions vs Scheduled Bolus Infusions
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Jean Louis-Horn, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Stanford University
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What this trial measures
- Post-surgical painPost-operative day 0, 1, and 2
Pain scores will be collected using a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) from 0-10, where 0 is the lowest and 10 is the highest pain level.