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Three Different Approaches for Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block for Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty

NCT01763814 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 108

Last updated 2019-06-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients scheduled to have a surgery for Total Knee Arthroplasty will be assigned to one of three groups, each group will use a different approach using the ultrasound to guide the femoral nerve block as part of their treatment for controlling pain post-operatively.

Conditions

  • Knee Arthroplasty

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Femoral nerve block

A visible or palpable cephalad movement of the patella will confirm needle placement.

PROCEDURE

Femoral nerve block non stimulating catheter

A visible or palpable cephalad movement of the patella will confirm needle placement. The catheter will be placed with the nerve stimulator powered off.

PROCEDURE

Femoral nerve block stimulating catheter

A visible or palpable cephalad movement of the patella will confirm needle placement. The catheter will be placed with the nerve stimulator powered on.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chicago Anesthesia Pain Specialists

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Antony Tharian, M.D. · Chicago Anesthesia Pain Specialists

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-12-31
Primary Completion
2018-02-28
Completion
2019-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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