Analgesic Effect of Adding an Adductor Canal Block to a Femoral Triangle Block for Total Knee Replacement
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Total Knee Replacements
- Interventions
- Procedure: Femoral triangle blockProcedure: Adductor canal block
- Registration Number
- NCT03461679
- Lead Sponsor
- Changi General Hospital
- Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to investigate whether the addition of an adductor canal block to a femoral triangle block will provide better analgesia for patients after total knee replacements.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty under spinal anaesthesia
- 45y or older
- ASA 1-3
- BMI 18-35
Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to consent
- Chronic opioid consumption
- Allergy to study medication
- Lower limb surgery preceding year
- Unable to complete baseline testing, pre-existing neurological deficit
- Contraindication to spinal anaesthesia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Standard Femoral triangle block Femoral triangle block Intervention Femoral triangle block Adductor canal block Femoral triangle block Intervention Adductor canal block Adductor canal block Femoral triangle block
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Opioid consumption 48 hours Morphine
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 30 Chair stand test 48 hours Number of times a patient can stand up from sitting position in 30 seconds
Time to up and go test 48 hours Time to get up from chair, walk 3 meters and return to chair
Muscle strength 48 hours measured with dynanometer
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Changi General Hospital
🇸🇬Singapore, Singapore