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Analgesic Benefits of Genicular Nerve Blocks of the Posterior Knee for Patients Undergoing ACL Reconstruction

NCT02008617 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2017-04-19

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Summary

Outpatients scheduled to have ACL surgery typically receive a femoral nerve block to provide analgesia for the front of the knee. Postoperatively, these patients will often report pain in the back of the knee. Local anesthetic infiltration of the posterior aspect of the knee results in blockade of the genicular nerves of the posterior knee. These nerves originate off of the tibial and common peroneal nerves and their blockade will result in improved posterior knee pain relief and may decrease narcotic consumption compared to patients who receive the same infiltration with normal saline.

Conditions

  • Rupture of Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Interventions

DRUG

Bupivacaine

30mL of Bupivicaine 0.20% with epinephrine 1:300,000

DRUG

Preservative free normal saline

Ultrasound guided posterior genicular nerve infiltration posterior knee with 30mL of preservative free normal saline

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Rohit Rahangdale, M.D. · Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-12-31
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • United States

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