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COMPLETEDNANCT01701102

Study to Find Optimal Dose of Local Spinal Anesthetic (Mepivacaine) Combined With Narcotic (Fentanyl) For Knee Surgery

Prolonged motor block and delayed ability to walk are limitations of spinal anesthesia in ambulatory (same-day) surgery. This can be improved by lowering the dose of local anesthetic (a medication tha...

Lead sponsor: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York•1 U.S. locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Age

18 - 60 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Inclusion Criteria

•Subjects aged 18-60
•Patients scheduled for "simple" knee arthroscopies, including meniscectomy, debridement, and plica.

Exclusion Criteria

•Subjects aged \<18 or \>60
•Subjects greater than 190 cm in height
•Patients scheduled for ligament reconstruction or surgery involving bone
•Daily use of narcotics for greater than one week pre-op

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: April 5, 2016Terms

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StatusCOMPLETED

PhaseNA

Enrollment56

Start dateDec 2011

Last updatedApr 5, 2016

Condition

Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Locations shown

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York

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This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: April 5, 2016Data synced to Clareo: June 27, 2026

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