Improving sleep quality after knee surgery with added sedation and nerve blocks
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether adding a calming medicine called dexmedetomidine to a nerve block around the knee can help you sleep better after arthroscopic knee surgery. It aims to find if this combination reduces sleep problems during recovery.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 85 years old.
- You are scheduled for elective knee arthroscopy (keyhole surgery) under general anesthesia.
- Your weight is above 50 kg and your body mass index (BMI) is between 18 and 30.
- You are generally healthy or have well-controlled medical conditions (ASA class I to III).
- You have no history of knee surgery or recent knee trauma.
- You do not have certain sleep disorders (like restless legs or sleep apnea), or use sleep aids regularly.
- Your sleep quality is not already severely poor (based on a standard sleep questionnaire).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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