Continuous Local Anesthesia Versus Continuous Femoral Nerve Bloc After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Impact on Mean Discharge Aptitude Delay

Phase 4

Terminated

• Conditions: Total Knee Arthroplasty
• Interventions: Drug: Ropivacaine

• Registration Number: NCT02006355
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Brief Summary

This study aims at comparing continuous local anesthesia and femoral nerve bloc for total knee arthroplasty in terms of post-operative recovery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-12-04
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-10
• Study Start: 2014-04
• Primary Completion: 2016-04
• Study Completion: 2017-08-12
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-08-24
• Last Update Posted: 2018-08-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

• Total knee arthroplasty
• Age > 18 years with social security covering.
• Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Age < 18 years
• ASA Physical Status > III
• Body weight < 50 kg
• Latex or silver allergy.
• Loco-regional anesthesia contraindication
• Chronic anticoagulant, corticoid or pain treatment.
• Rivaroxaban or enoxaparin contraindication
• Communication issues
• Patient under guardianship
• Pregnant or breast-feeding patient

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Continuous local anesthesia	Ropivacaine	Continuous local infiltration of local anesthetic in the operated knee.
Continuous femoral nerve bloc	Ropivacaine	Continuous femoral nerve bloc

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Discharge ability time period	Participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 10 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CCOM-Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg; 🇫🇷 Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France