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Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Trial Examining Combined Adductor-canal Nerve Block and Periarticular Infiltration Versus Adductor Canal Nerve Block Versus Periarticular Infiltration

NCT01797588 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 156

Last updated 2015-01-05

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Summary

Effective pain management following total knee arthroplasty is important to facilitate early mobilization and rehabilitation. To manage post-operative pain, multimodal analgesia, including acetaminophen, NSAID's, gabapentin, opioids and local anesthetics are used. However, local anesthetics injected into the femoral nerve area may cause a block in motor function of the quadriceps muscle. Both adductor-canal peripheral nerve block performed pre-operatively, and periarticular infiltration performed intra-operatively are effective in reducing pain following TKA without causing quadriceps motor block which can impede mobilization. No published trials have been found that compare single shot adductor-canal block plus periarticular infiltration to periarticular infiltration only or adductor-canal nerve block only. The purpose of this trial is to examine the effect of 3 different approaches to nerve blockade: 1) adductor-canal block plus periarticular infiltration; 2) adductor-canal block only; 3) periarticular infiltration only, on pain, analgesic consumption, mobility, pain related interference with activities and length of hospital stay in participants undergoing unilateral TKA. Patients will be eligible for participation if they are 18 years old or older, and can speak, and read English. Ninety-six trial participants will be randomized to receive 1 of the 3 approaches to nerve blockade as part of their pain management plan. Outcomes will be measured on post-operative days 1 and 2 and length of stay will be calculated in hours after the participant is discharged to home. It is hypothesized that participants that receive both adductor-canal nerve block plus periarticular infiltration will report less pain, improved mobility and less pain related interference with activities.

Conditions

  • Total Knee Arthroplasty
  • Postoperative Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Adductor-canal block

The adductor-canal will be located via ultra sound and a total of 30mL of 0.33% ropivacaine will be injected into the area surrounding the saphenous nerve.

PROCEDURE

Periarticular infiltration

Periarticular infiltration will be performed intra-operatively and involves administering a 110 mL solution of ropivacaine 300mg, preservative free morphine 10mg, ketorolac 30mg mixed in normal saline into the knee. In each Knee: the first 20mL aliquot is injected into the posterior capsule and the medial and lateral ligaments just prior to implantation; after the implants have been cemented and curing, another 20mL is infiltrated to the quadriceps and retinacular tissues. The remaining solution (\~60mL) is used to infiltrate the muscle, subcutaneous tissues.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • North York General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Monakshi Sawhney, PhD · North York General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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