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A Comparison of US and Evoked Motor Response-guided Placement of Continuous Femoral Nerve Block Following TKA

NCT03121976 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 82

Last updated 2017-04-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine which technique for catheter placement in continuous femoral nerve block (FNB) is most successful - guidance with (1) ultrasound or (2) nerve stimulation and ultrasound. Sensory and motor assessment scores will be obtained post-FNB. Patient controlled analgesia and opiate consumption is also recorded along with pain scores for the first 48 hour post-FNB.

Conditions

  • Anesthesia
  • Pain
  • Nerve Pain
  • Knee Arthroplasty
  • Nerve Block

Interventions

DEVICE

Ultrasound

Femoral catheter inserted using ultrasound only

DEVICE

Ultrasound + Nerve Stimulation

Femoral catheter inserted using ultrasound and nerve stimulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Imad Awad, MBChB · Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-02
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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