Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:07 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:07 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02798835
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients over or equal to the age of 18 years old who can understand the study protocol and are able to give consent
* Patients with an American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) classification 1 to 3
* Patients must have a preoperative oral 24 hour opioid consumption of less than or equal to 30 mg morphine equivalents
* Patients must be able to understand and be able to use patient controlled analgesia
* Patients must be undergoing a primary total knee arthroplasty with neuraxial anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with a contraindication to neuraxial and/or regional anaesthesia
* Patients with an allergy to local anaesthetics
* Patients who have chronic pain not related to their knee joint
* Patients with chronic opioid use (daily or almost daily use \>3 months)
* Patients with contraindications to dexamethasone (allergy, infection, Insulin dependent Diabetes Mellitus)
* Patients with pre-existing neuropathy
* Patients with hepatic failure
* Patients with renal failure with eGFR\<60
* Patients with allergy to ketorolac or NSAIDs
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
100 Years
Study:
NCT02798835
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02798835