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Femoral Triangle and Adductor Canal Blocks Versus Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty

NCT03645954 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2021-02-03

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Summary

This prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled study evaluates effects of femoral triangle and adductor canal blocks in comparison with femoral nerve block for primary total knee arthroplasty. Patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty will be randomly assigned to receive either femoral triangle and adductor canal blocks or femoral nerve block. Comparison of these two groups of patients will be based on the effects on postoperative pain control, extent of motor blockade, ability of early ambulation, patients satisfaction rates over the time of clinical recovery and the length of hospitalization.

To the investigator's knowledge, no comparison has been made between femoral triangle and adductor canal blocks and femoral nerve block or any other block. Consequently, we hypothesized that femoral triangle and adductor canal blocks and femoral nerve block provide similar effects on postoperative pain control, but femoral triangle and adductor canal blocks are superior to femoral nerve block in terms of early postoperative mobilization.

Conditions

  • Total Knee Arthroplasty

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Femoral Nerve Block

Procedure: Femoral Nerve Block The femoral nerve block will be performed as described in Arms section. Device: Ultrasound Linear ultrasound transducer probe (Flex Focus 400 exp, bk medical, Denmark) will be used to guide the needle placement. Device: Needle 20-gauge 50 mm Ultraplex needle (B. Braun Medical Inc., Melsungen, Germany) will be used to perform the femoral nerve block. Drug: Local anesthetic Bupivacaine 0.125% 20 mL will be used to perform the femoral nerve block.

PROCEDURE

Femoral Triangle & Adductor Canal Blocks

Procedure: Femoral Triangle \& Adductor Canal Blocks These two blocks will be performed as described in Arms section. Device: Ultrasound Linear ultrasound transducer probe (Flex Focus 400 exp, bk medical, Denmark) will be used to guide the needle placement. Device: Needle 20-gauge 100 mm Ultraplex needle (B. Braun Medical Inc., Melsungen, Germany) will be used to perform the femoral triangle block and adductor canal block. Drug: Local anesthetic Bupivacaine 0.125% 20 mL will be used to perform the femoral triangle block and adductor canal block (10 mL for each block).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Arunas Gelmanas, MDPhDAssProf · Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-28
Primary Completion
2019-05-31
Completion
2019-05-31

Countries

  • Lithuania

Study Locations

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