Comparison Between Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block Versus Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block With the Use of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 453
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Time Weighted Average Verbal Response Scale Pain Score
研究概览
简要总结
This is a randomized study which will compare three femoral nerve catheter insertion techniques. Subjects will be randomized into one of thee groups, Group 1: ultrasound guided femoral nerve catheter using a stimulation needle and stimulating catheter, .Group 2: ultrasound guided femoral nerve catheter using a stimulation needle, but non-stimulating catheter, or Group 3: ultrasound guided femoral nerve block without stimulation.
详细描述
This is a randomized study which will compare three femoral nerve catheter insertion techniques. Subjects will be randomized into one of thee groups, Group 1: ultrasound guided femoral nerve catheter using a stimulation needle and stimulating catheter, .Group 2: ultrasound guided femoral nerve catheter using a stimulation needle, but non-stimulating catheter, or Group 3: ultrasound guided femoral nerve block without stimulation.
- Pain Scores after surgery with be measured using the VAS (Visual Analogue Scale). Subjects will be asked to rate their pain on a scale of 1-10.
- Block Performance time is the time from starting the block (after prepping and draping) until catheter is placed.
- Opioid requirements will be measured as the total amount of opioids (converted to morphine sulfate equivalents) used both during surgery, and during the first 48 hours after surgery.
- Block failure rate will be calculated as the rate of cases that requires repeating the block after surgery.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 80 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •18 to 80 years old at time of surgery.
- •Male or female patients undergoing total knee replacement under either general or neuraxial anesthesia (spinal or epidural). Intraoperative, patients will receive spinal anesthetics with 15 mg bupivacaine and 25mcg of fentanyl intrathecally.
排除标准
- •Current or recent drug abuse (within past 6 months).
- •Pregnancy.
- •Patient refuses regional analgesia.
研究组 & 干预措施
Ultrasound guidance alone
The Tuohy needle was inserted in out-plane approach. Needle placement was considered adequate when the tip was visualized beneath the fascia iliaca; the catheter was then introduced 5 cm beyond the needle tip. Electrical stimulation was not used.
干预措施: ultrasound guidance alone (Procedure)
Ultrasound guidance needle stimulation
For the ultrasound guidance and needle stimulation arm, the Tuohy needle was positioned with the tip beneath the fascia iliaca under ultrasound guidance. The needle tip was then adjusted as necessary to obtain a quadriceps muscle response with a stimulating current ≤0.5 mA (2 Hz, pulse width 0.1 msec). Subsequently, the catheter was threaded 5 cm beyond the needle tip without additional electrical stimulation
干预措施: ultrasound guidance and needle stimulation (Procedure)
Ultrasound guidance+catheter stimulation
For the ultrasound guidance and catheter stimulation group, the Tuohy needle was positioned with the tip beneath the fascia iliaca under ultrasound guidance. The needle tip was then adjusted as necessary to obtain a quadriceps muscle response with a stimulating current ≤0.5 mA. At that point, the peripheral nerve stimulator was then disconnected from the stimulating needle and connected to the proximal end of the catheter. The catheter was then advanced 5 cm past the needle tip. If the motor response disappeared during catheter advancement, the catheter was withdrawn slightly until the response returned. Needle orientation and catheter advancement were adjusted as necessary to elicit quadriceps contractions via the catheter with a stimulating current ≤0.5 mA.
干预措施: ultrasound guidance and catheter stimulation (Procedure)
结局指标
主要结局
Time Weighted Average Verbal Response Scale Pain Score
时间窗: 48 hours after surgery
Time weighted average of verbal response scale (VRS) pain score on a scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable). Verbal Response Scale (VRS) pain scores after surgery - which ranged from 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximum intolerable pain) - were assessed every 30 minutes in the recovery area and every 4 hours thereafter up to 48 hours postoperatively. These individual measurements were averaged for each patient using a time-weighted formula. (For a given patient, the observed VRS pain score profile as a function of time was linearly interpolated and integrated using the trapezoidal rule; then, the time-weighted average was calculated as the value of this integral divided by the total monitoring time of 48 hours.).
Opioid Consumption
时间窗: 48 hours after surgery
cumulative opioid consumption, where all opioids were converted to IV morphine equivalents
次要结局
- Incremental Cost of Femoral Nerve Blocks(postoperative period when block is used)
- Block Performance Time(time elapsed from beginning the block to catheter placement)
研究者
Ehab Farag
Principal Investigator
Outcomes Research Consortium
