Adding dexmedetomidine to a nerve block for hip replacement pain
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether adding a medicine called dexmedetomidine to the usual numbing medication (bupivacaine) in a nerve block can improve pain relief after hip replacement surgery. If you are having hip replacement, this could mean better pain control and a smoother recovery.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 to 90 years old
- You are scheduled for a total or partial hip replacement under spinal anaesthesia (numbing from the waist down)
- Your body mass index (BMI) is under 35
- Your health status is class I, II, or III according to the standard anaesthesia classification (ASA)
- You do not have an infection near the injection site, a bleeding problem, an allergy to the study medicines, or a psychiatric disorder
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