Does a Single Shot Femoral Nerve Block Alone Produce Appropriate Pain Relief?

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center107 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of the analgesic effect of the preoperative femoral nerve block alone versus combined femoral, sciatic, obturator and lateral femoral cutaneous nerve blocks in patients after TKA in the immediate postoperative period.

Bupivacaine will be used for all the nerve blocks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

107

Conditions

Post-operative Pain

Interventions

Femoral Nerve BlockDRUG

Preoperative Bupivacaine 0.5%, perineurally as single shot

Combined nerve blocksDRUG

Preoperative Bupivacaine 0.5%, perineurally as single shot

Patient-controlled analgesiaDRUG

Patient controlled analgesia with morphine

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 85 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * ASA I-III * Undergoing two TKA * Understanding PCA protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Skin infection near injection site * Allergy to local analgesics * Peripheral neuropathy * Coagulopathy * Dementia * Proven opioid dependency

Locations (1)

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Hadera, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Efficacy of single short femoral nerve block

Time frame: Three days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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