Continuous Versus Intermittent Sciatic Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty

Kreiskrankenhaus Dormagen140 enrolled

Overview

The role of a sciatic block in addition to a femoral block remains controversial. The study addresses this topic by comparing a continuous block versus an injection on demand.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

140

Conditions

Total Knee Arthroplasty Pain

Interventions

RopivacaineDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty Exclusion Criteria: * failure to establish femoral and sciatic block * insufficient analgesic effect of the block * patient declines to participate

Locations (1)

KKH Dormagen

Dormagen, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pain score (VRS)

Time frame: 4 days

Secondary Outcomes

frequency of injections into the sciatic catheter

Time frame: 4 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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