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Comparison of Pain Relief Post Knee Arthroscopy Using IPACK + Adductor Canal Block vs. Adductor Canal Block Alone

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Postoperative Pain
Interventions
Procedure: Group A will receive adductor canal block after spinal anesthesia under a high-frequency ultrasound guidance in which the adductor canal is identified and 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine will be injected
Procedure: Group B will receive adductor canal block under ultrasound guide 20 ml bupivacaine 0.25% and IPACK block under direct visualization of ultrasound of 20 ml bupivacaine 0.25%
Registration Number
NCT06265441
Lead Sponsor
Ain Shams University
Brief Summary

In this study, the invistigators aim to compare postoperative analgesia effectiveness between combined interspace between the popliteal artery and posterior capsule of the knee block (IPACK) and Adductor canal block vs. Adductor canal block alone after Arthroscopic knee surgeries focusing on VAS score assessment at 8 hours postoperative.

Detailed Description

Patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study will be randomly divided into two groups using their computer-generated random numbers such that even numbers will be enrolled in group A for Adductor canal block alone and odd numbers will be enrolled in group B for Adductor canal block and IPACK block.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Physical status: ASA 1 or 2 and candidates for spinal anesthesia undergoing Arthroscopic knee surgery.
  • Age group: 20-40 years.
  • No sex predilection.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient refusal
  • Physical status: ASA III or above.
  • Patients with contraindications for spinal anaesthesia.
  • Patients with history of drug allergies to study drugs.
  • Evidence of local infection at site of injection.
  • Neuromuscular pathology (example: - Multiple Sclerosis)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group A : Adductor canal block onlyGroup A will receive adductor canal block after spinal anesthesia under a high-frequency ultrasound guidance in which the adductor canal is identified and 20 ml of 0.25% bupivacaine will be injectedPatients will receive Adductor canal block under ultrasound guide of 20 ml bupivacaine 0.25%
Group B : Adductor canal + IPACK blockGroup B will receive adductor canal block under ultrasound guide 20 ml bupivacaine 0.25% and IPACK block under direct visualization of ultrasound of 20 ml bupivacaine 0.25%Patients will receive Adductor canal block and IPACK block under ultrasound guidance with 20 ml bupivacaine 0.25% for each block
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessment of pain using the visual analogue scale (VAS) at 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, and 8 hours after the completion of the surgical procedure and skin closure.8 hours

Visual analogue scale (VAS) (scale 0-10, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst imaginable pain). All the patients will have the VAS score explained and taught for self-assessment of pain at the time of enrolment for the study.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The number of steps24 hours

ambulation distance assessed by the number of steps walked by the patient 24 hours after the surgery

Total pethidine consumption24 hours

Total pethidine consumption (in mg.) over 24-hour period post-operative

The time till first analgesic requirementas requested by patient

The time (in hours) after finishing of ultrasound guided IPACK or Adductor canal blocks till the patient's requirement for first analgesia postoperative in ward. (All patients will receive intravenous pethidine (30mg) when VAS \> 4 at any time of assessment)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ain Shams University

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Cairo, Abbassia, Egypt

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