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Continuous Femoral and Tibial Nerve Blocks in TKA Patients

NCT01680692 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2

Last updated 2018-04-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a new regional anesthesia technique would provide better pain control, patient satisfaction, less narcotic use and no symptoms of foot drop after knee replacement surgery.

Conditions

  • Analgesia in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Interventions

DRUG

Ropivicaine

Infusion of local anesthetic for post-operative analgesia.

DEVICE

Continuous Femoral Nerve Catheter

Continuous femoral nerve catheter placed to deliver infusions of local anesthetic post-operatively.

DEVICE

Continuous Tibial Nerve Catheter

Continuous infusion of local anesthetic delivered through a tibial nerve catheter post-operatively.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hana Teissler, MD · Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center- Paul L. Foster School of Medicine of El Paso

  • John Zaki, MD · Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center- Paul L. Foster School of Medicine of El Paso

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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