The Sacral Erector Spinae Plane Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Recruiting now

Conditions studied: Total Knee Anthroplasty, Regional Anesthesia

In brief

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the analgesic efficacy and postoperative recovery of two locoregional anesthesia combinations in patients \> 18 years (ASA I-III), scheduled for unilateral TKA under spinal anesthesia with expected hospitalization \> 24 hours: * ACB + sacral ESP block * ACB + iPACK block The main question it aims to answer is: Does the ACB + sacral ESP block combination produce effective postoperative recovery and analgesic effect? Participants already taking ACB + sacral ESP block as part of their regular peri-operative care for TKA will be followed in the postoperative period for 48 hours.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07017400

Run by

San Giovanni di Dio Hospital

People needed

126

Starts

2025-07-16

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults >18 years
• ASA I-III
• scheduled for unilateral TKA with expected hospitalization > 24 hours

You may not qualify if…

• Refusal of consent
• Local anesthetics allergies
• contraindications to spinal or regional anesthesia
• coagulation disorders
• anticoagulation/antiaggregation medications
• dementia
• ASA-PS > III
• ongoing infection
• emergency surgeries

Where it is running

• San Giovanni Crotone Hospital — Crotone, Italy (enrolling)

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.