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Comparison of postoperative pain relief by two types of nerve blocks after arthroscopic knee surgery.

Phase 3
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Tear of articular cartilage of knee, current,
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/11/059394
Lead Sponsor
Government medical college and hospital
Brief Summary

Pain due to knee arthroscopic surgeries leads to diff in early ambulation and increased opioid use. Therefore, regional anaesthesia techniques are being increasing used to treat postoperative pain . Adductor canal block has the disadvantage of being unable to alleviate posterior knee pain . The study is designed to compare the effect of ultrasound guided adductor canal block plus IPACK versus ultrasound guided adductor canal block alone for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing knee arthroscopic surgeries.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria

1 Age between 18 to 65 years 2 American society of anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1 and 2 3.BMI 18 to 30 kg/m2 4 patients scheduled for knee arthroscopy.

Exclusion Criteria

1 patients refusing to give informed consent 2 patients with history of relevant drug allergy 3 patients with history of psychiatric illness and substance abuse 4 patients with severe cardiovascular respiratory metabolic or neurological disorders 5 pregnant and lactating women 6 patients with coagulopathy and bleeding disorders 7 infection at planned injection site 8 patient on steroids.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
rescue fentanyl consumption4 hour, 12 hour, 24 hour
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient satisfaction on 0- 100 VAS4 12 24 hours after administration of block
Sensory and motor blockade4 12 24 hours after administration of block
Time to first rescue analgesia
Pain scores on NRS4 12 and 24 hours after administration of block
Side effects4 12 24 hours after administration of block

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Government medical college and hospital

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Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India

Government medical college and hospital
🇮🇳Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India
DrSUKANYA MITRA
Principal investigator
9646121521
Drsmitra12@yahooo.com

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