Comparison of the Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of Infiltration Between the Popliteal Artery and the Capsule of the Knee (iPACK) Block and the Biceps Femoris Short Head Plane (BiFeS) Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty

NCT07433803 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-05-04

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Summary

This study aims to compare the effects of two regional analgesia techniques applied in patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty-Infiltration between the Popliteal Artery and the Capsule of the Knee (iPACK) block and the Biceps Femoris Short Head Plane (BiFeS) block-on ease of application, postoperative pain scores, time to mobilization, total postoperative opioid consumption, need for first rescue analgesia, and the incidence of nausea-vomiting and pruritus.All patients will be followed postoperatively according to a standard pain management protocol, and pain assessments will be performed at predetermined time intervals using the VAS (Visual Analog Scale).

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

IPACK block

Unilateral iPACK block with 25 mL of mixture 1:1 (0.5 % bupivacaine: 0.9% NaCl)

PROCEDURE

BiFeS Block

Unilateral BiFeS block with 25 mL of mixture 1:1 (0.5 % bupivacaine: 0.9% NaCl)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Soma State Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-15
Primary Completion
2026-09-15
Completion
2026-09-16

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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