Clinical trials: Outpatient Surgery

Anesthesia, Spinal, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee

Mepivacaine vs. Bupivacaine Spinal Anesthetic in Total Knee Arthroplasty

• Completed
• Age: 40 to 90 years
• Phase 4

The purpose of this study is to determine if a shorter-acting spinal anesthetic called mepivacaine has advantages over a longer-acting medication called bupivacaine.

Conditions

Anesthesia, Spinal, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Pain Management, Early Ambulation

Trial name

NCT02980926

Testing

Mepivacaine, Bupivacaine

Where

United States

Volunteers

32 people, healthy volunteers welcome

Sponsor

Henry Ford Health System