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Revision Total Knee ArthroplastyNCT03697538

Adductor Canal Block (ACB) vs Femoral Nerve Block (FNB) in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty

A study of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

Official record
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Trial summary

This is a prospective, randomized, blinded study with a parallel design and an allocation ratio of 1:1 for the treatment groups. The investigators seek to determine if femoral nerve block (FNB) improves the quality of recovery and improve postoperative analgesia compared with adductor canal block (ACBs) for patients… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
51 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
10 Oct 2018to 27 Jun 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adult male or female patients ages 18-80 scheduled for elective revision TKA.
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I -III
  • Mentally competent and able to give consent for enrollment in the study.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with any contraindications to regional anesthesia such as infection, nerve injury, anticoagulation.
  • Patient refusal.
  • Patients with an allergy to local anesthetics or systemic opioids.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

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About this study

Official title: The Effect of Femoral Nerve Block Versus Adductor Canal Block on the Quality of Recovery for Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty, a Prospective Randomized Blinded Study

This is a prospective, randomized, blinded study with a parallel design and an allocation ratio of 1:1 for the treatment groups. The investigators seek to determine if femoral nerve block (FNB) improves the quality of recovery and improve postoperative analgesia compared with adductor canal block (ACBs) for patients undergoing revision total knee arthroplasty.

Read the detailed description

This is a prospective, randomized, blinded study with a parallel design and an allocation ratio of 1:1 for the treatment groups. A prospective study design will allow both FNBs and ACBs to be accurately assessed in an effective manner without introducing unnecessary confounding factors. Furthermore, randomization and a parallel design with equal allocation ratio will ensure timely enrollment of patients while also minimizing temporal confounders that may occur with institutional changes to clinical care protocols. Patients, nurses on the floor and physical therapists will be blinded to the nature of the patient assignment (FNB or ACB)

Being tested
Nerve Block for pain control post-revision total knee arthroplasty

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Nerve Block for pain control post-revision total knee arthroplastyProcedure or surgery

    A 20g catheter will be introduced and advanced 2-3 cm beyond the tip of the needle under ultrasound visualization. After needle withdrawal, catheter placement will be checked by visualizing local anesthetic spread under ultrasound. 0.5% ropivacaine will be used for catheter placement. At the conclusion of surgery, the catheters will be connected to a pump that will infuse ropivacaine 0.2% at 6 mL/hr with a patient controlled bolus of 5mL and a lockout of 30 minutes.

Study groups in NCT03697538
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Adductor Canal BlockExperimentalA 20g catheter will be introduced and advanced 2-3 cm beyond the tip of the needle under ultrasound visualization. After needle withdrawal, catheter placement will be checked by visualizing local anesthetic spread under ultrasound. 0.5% ropivacaine will be used for catheter placement. At the conclusion of surgery, the catheters will be connected to a pump that will infuse ropivacaine 0.2% at 6 mL/hr with a patient controlled bolus of 5mL and a lockout of 30 minutes.
Receives: Procedure: Nerve Block for pain control post-revision total knee arthroplasty
Femoral Nerve BlockActive comparatorA 20g catheter will be introduced and advanced 2-3 cm beyond the tip of the needle under ultrasound visualization. After needle withdrawal, catheter placement will be checked by visualizing local anesthetic spread under ultrasound. 0.5% ropivacaine will be used for catheter placement. At the conclusion of surgery, the catheters will be connected to a pump that will infuse ropivacaine 0.2% at 6 mL/hr with a patient controlled bolus of 5mL and a lockout of 30 minutes.
Receives: Procedure: Nerve Block for pain control post-revision total knee arthroplasty

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Quality of recovery-15 item questionnaire (QoR): QoR-15

    Our primary objective will be to determine if FNBs will result in improved quality of recovery (QoR-15) compared with ACBs (at 48 hours).

    The questionnaire is 15 questions with a scale from 0-10 on each and composed of two parts; part A and Part B scoring for questions in part A ( questions from 1-10) are scored from 0-10 where 0=none of the time( poor), and 10= all of the time (excellent). Part Bare questions from 11-15 where they are scored from (10-0) where 10=none of the time ( excellent) and 0=all of the time ( poor). The sum of all answers are added together

    Measured: 48 hours after surgery

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Opioid consumption

    Opioid requirements during hospitalization will be measured. Total opioid consumption during this time period after surgery will be standardized to morphine equivalent doses and calculated on a milligram basis for this time period or until discharge, whichever occurs first

    Measured: 48 hours post-op

  2. Pain score measurement: we will use Numeric rating scale for measurement (NRS)

    Pain scores on a 0-10 numerical rating scale (NRS) where 0= no pain and 10= the worst pain ever. the scores will be assessed every 8 hours from nursing documentation through 48 hours or until discharge, whichever occurs first

    Measured: 48 hours post-op

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Oct 2018
  2. Study start10 Oct 2018
  3. Primary completion27 Jun 2022
  4. Study completion27 Jun 2022

Why it stopped: Was placed on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then PI decided not to continue study.

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
51 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03697538
Sponsor's protocol ID
829859
Status last verified
Sep 2022
First submitted
3 Oct 2018
Last updated
7 Sep 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study of Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty, run by University of Pennsylvania at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Sep 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Was placed on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then PI decided not to continue study.). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Quality of recovery-15 item questionnaire (QoR): QoR-15 (time frame: 48 hours after surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Sep 2022.

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