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A Comparison Between The Analgesic Efficacy of Adductor Canal Block Alone and Adductor Canal With IPACK (Interspace Between Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee) Block for Knee Surgeries

Not Applicable
Conditions
Nerve Blocks
Registration Number
NCT04995861
Lead Sponsor
Ain Shams University
Brief Summary

A comparison between The analgesic efficacy of adductor canal block alone and adductor canal with IPACK (interspace between popliteal artery and capsule of the knee) block for knee surgeries

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients undergoing knee surgery i.e. arthroscopy, total knee replacement, ACL repair.
  • ASA physical status I to III
  • Sex (males and females)
  • Age 21-70 years.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Hypersensitivity to local anesthetics. Preexisting peripheral neuropathy. Infection near site of infections e.g. osteomyelitis, septic knee joint. Etc. Patient refusal. PAny contraindications for spinal anesthesia. ( eg: coagulopathy, use of anticoagulants

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessment of post operative painOne year

Using visual analogue scale (VAS) (scale 0-10, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst imaginable pain)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Range of movement and ambulationOne year

the range of movement (ROM) by assessing the degree of knee extension one day after the surgery, and ambulation distance assessed by the number of steps walked by the patient three days after the surgery.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ain Shams University

🇪🇬

Cairo, Egypt

Ain Shams University
🇪🇬Cairo, Egypt

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