Single Shot vs 24hr vs 48hr Continuous Adductor Canal Block After TKA
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Official title
A Randomized Study of Single Shot vs 24hr vs 48hr Continuous Adductor Canal Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to compare a single shot block, 24 hours, and 48 hour continuous catheter nerve block done via the adductor canal method in adult patients who have under gone total knee arthroplasty. Visual analogue scores, opioid consumption, time to up and go, ambulation, manual muscle tests, and Tinetti scores up to 72 hours post operatively will be used for comparison.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02730728
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 159 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- 20ml bolus of 0.5% ropivicaine Drug
- 0.2% Ropivicaine at 8 milliliter/hour Drug
- 5ml bolus of 0.5% ropivicaine Drug
Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2015
- Primary completion
- Jun 29, 2016
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2016
- Last update posted
- Oct 30, 2018
2015 – 2017
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
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- Last update posted Oct 30, 2018 · Synced Sep 3, 2026
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