A Comparison Between The Analgesic Efficacy of Adductor Canal Block Alone and Adductor Canal With IPACK (Interspace Between Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee) Block for Knee Surgeries

Ain Shams University50 enrolled

Overview

A comparison between The analgesic efficacy of adductor canal block alone and adductor canal with IPACK (interspace between popliteal artery and capsule of the knee) block for knee surgeries

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Nerve Blocks

Interventions

Adductor canal block and IPACK blockPROCEDURE

Peripheral nerve blocks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients undergoing knee surgery i.e. arthroscopy, total knee replacement, ACL repair. * ASA physical status I to III * Sex (males and females) * Age 21-70 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Hypersensitivity to local anesthetics. Preexisting peripheral neuropathy. Infection near site of infections e.g. osteomyelitis, septic knee joint. Etc. Patient refusal. PAny contraindications for spinal anesthesia. ( eg: coagulopathy, use of anticoagulants

Locations (1)

Ain Shams University

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assessment of post operative pain

Using visual analogue scale (VAS) (scale 0-10, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst imaginable pain)

Time frame: One year

Secondary Outcomes

Range of movement and ambulation

the range of movement (ROM) by assessing the degree of knee extension one day after the surgery, and ambulation distance assessed by the number of steps walked by the patient three days after the surgery.

Time frame: One year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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