Infrapatellar Nerve Block for Post-operative Knee Arthroscopy Pain Control

Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Internal Derangement of Knee

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether infrapatellar branch of the saphenous nerve blocks are effective in decreasing analgesic use, promoting earlier mobility, and improving long term outcome scores after knee arthroscopy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01279447

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

68

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• planned knee arthroscopy with soft tissue intervention
• age 18+
• English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• contraindications to nerve block: eg neuropathy, type 1 diabetes, coagulopathy
• knee arthroscopy with planned bony intervention

Where it is running

• Olson Surgical Pavilion — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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