Defining the Optimal Location to Place an Adductor Canal Block

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Knee Arthropathy

In brief

The aim of the current project is to address a gap in the existing literature related to optimal placement of local anesthetic for an adductor canal (AC) block. The current study seeks to examine whether placement of the local anesthetic in the AC for knee surgery is more effective at reducing post-operative pain following arthroscopic knee surgery compared to a control. Specifically, if the anesthetic is more beneficial than the control group, the research will determine which location is optimal by comparing groups that receive anesthetic in the midpoint of the thigh, the proximal end of the thigh, or the distal end of the thigh.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04298476

Run by

Drexel University

People needed

80

Starts

2020-03-01

Expected to finish

2020-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-06

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient is 7 to ≤ 17 years of age
• Patient at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
• Receiving a knee arthroscopy procedure
• English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Patient is less than 7 years of age or over 17 years of age
• Patient has cognitive impairments
• Patient had previous operations on the same lower extremity as the current knee arthroscopy
• Patient has a positive B-HCG (identified through urine or blood test)
• Patient does not speak English

Where it is running

• St. Christopher's Hospital for Children — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.