Adductor Canal Block With Posterior Capsular Injection for Total Knee Replacement

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Conditions studied: Pain, Osteoarthritis

In brief

To compare early ambulation and ability to participate in rehabilitation in patients undergoing total knee replacement using two different nerve block techniques for pain control. The 2 methods are 1) Adductor canal block with posterior capsular injection 2) femoral nerve block with tibial nerve block

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01805661

Run by

Trinity Health Of New England

People needed

56

Starts

2013-03-01

Expected to finish

2013-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-03-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients having primary, unilateral total knee arthroplasty
• ages 18 - 80

You may not qualify if…

• history of neurological disease
• neuropathy
• diabetes
• major systemic illness
• pregnancy
• chronic narcotic use
• allergy to local anesthetic solution or NSAIDS
• inability to give consent or cooperate with the study protocol
• BMI> 40

Where it is running

• Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center — Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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