Comparing Ropivacaine Adductor Canal Blockade by Surgeon Versus Anesthesiologist
Status unconfirmed · Phase 4
Conditions studied: Pain, Postoperative, Satisfaction
In brief
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two methods of administering an adductor canal block (ACB) following total knee arthroplasty (TKA); intraoperative surgeon performed intra-articular adductor canal block (IACB) and anesthesiologist ultrasound guided ADC in the post-anesthesia recovery unit (PACU).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03864588
- Run by
- Rothman Institute Orthopaedics
- People needed
- 164
- Starts
- 2018-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2019-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-03-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients undergoing unilateral primary TKA with underlying diagnosis of osteoarthritis
- ASA I - III
- Spinal anesthesia
- All patients will have cemented total knee utilizing a medial parapatellar approach with posterior stabilized or cruciate retaining implants. A tourniquet will be used in all cases.
- Patients must be between 18 and 80 years of age.
- Active and valid email address for the participant.
You may not qualify if…
- Allergy to anesthetics or study analgesic medications.
- Contraindication to regional anesthesia
- Non-english speaking
- ASA IV or greater
- Renal insufficiency with Cr > 2.0 or hepatic failure
- General or epidural anesthesia
- Sensory/motor disorder involving the operative limb
- Patients who consume preoperative opioids for pain control.
- Pregnant women
- Mentally disabled patients and patients with psychiatric disorders that would prevent them from properly understanding and evaluating an informed consent process.
- Prisoners
Where it is running
- Rothman Institute — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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