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Total Knee ArthroplastyNCT06600815

Analgesic Efficacy of Preemptive Stepwise Infiltration Anesthesia for Perioperative Analgesia After TKA

A study testing preemptive stepwise infiltration anaesthesia(PSIA) and postoperative local infiltration analgesia(PLIA) in people with Total Knee Arthroplasty and Pain Management, run by First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

This is a single-center prospective cohort study in which patients were evaluated by inclusion and exclusion criteria before total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Eligible patients will be included in this study after signing the informed consent form. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Total Knee Arthroplasty, Pain Management
What is being tested?
preemptive stepwise infiltration anaesthesia(PSIA) and postoperative local infiltration analgesia(PLIA)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
110 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
30 Sep 2024to Dec 2025
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 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for inclusion:
  • Clinical diagnosis of primary unilateral knee osteoarthritis (KOA), confirmed by imaging as KOA (Kellgren-Lawrence score ≥2). The patient was scheduled for initial unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) at our hospital.
  • Preoperative American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) score ranging from 1 to 3. Surgeons deemed the patient eligible for TKA based on the evaluation criteria.
  • Participants aged 18 years or older, both male and female.
  • Ability to provide informed consent and sign a written informed consent form.
  • The ability to comprehend the research requirements and willingness to cooperate with the study instructions.

Who cannot join

  • Patients will be excluded if they meet any of the following criteria:
  • Previous knee surgery on the operative knee or a history of infection in the operative knee.
  • Patients diagnosed with conditions other than osteoarthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis, septic arthritis and haemophilic arthritis).
  • Severe osteoarthritis (including flexion contracture >30° or varus/valgus deformity >30° and the use of unconventional arthroplasty components due to complex joint pathology [e.g., restrictive prostheses]).
  • Allergy to the investigational drug.
  • The presence of neuromuscular dysfunction on the operative side.
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  • Dependence on anaesthesia drugs (defined as the use of opioid or local anaesthetic drugs exceeding 100 mg of morphine equivalents per week to control preoperative pain for more than 3 months).
  • Poor overall health conditions, including but not limited to a glycated haemoglobin level exceeding 12%; blood pressure exceeding 170/110 mmHg; myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischaemic attack, acute congestive heart failure, or any acute coronary events within the past 6 months; severe hepatic or renal dysfunction; and pregnancy or lactation.
  • Concurrent participation in clinical trials other than this trial.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Xinyu Fang, MD contact

18084768503 Ext. 86

9738006@qq.com

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

    Fuzhou, Fujian

    Fang, Vice directors, 9738006@qq.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Analgesic Efficacy of Preemptive Stepwise Infiltration Anesthesia for Perioperative Analgesia After Total Knee Arthroplasty: a Prospective Double-blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

This is a single-center prospective cohort study in which patients were evaluated by inclusion and exclusion criteria before total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Eligible patients will be included in this study after signing the informed consent form. Before TKA, the patients will be randomly assigned to either a preemptive stepwise infiltration anaesthesia (PSIA) group or a postoperative local infiltration analgesia (PLIA) group and administered different pain management protocols during surgery. Clinical evaluation will be conducted at baseline, before surgery, and at 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours postoperatively, as well as during follow-up visits at 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively. All patients voluntarily participated in the study and signed informed consent. During the treatment period, all prospective patients underwent clinical evaluation at the end of total knee arthroplasty and 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 weeks later, aimed at comparing the postoperative pain and inflammatory response between PSIA and PLIA, to explore the optimal perioperative analgesic modality for TKA.

Read the detailed description

This is a single-center prospective cohort study in which patients were evaluated by inclusion and exclusion criteria before total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study aims to recruit 110 patients across a single centre over 1 year. Eligible patients will be included in this study after signing the informed consent form. Before TKA, the patients will be randomly assigned to either a preemptive stepwise infiltration anaesthesia (PSIA) group or a postoperative local infiltration analgesia (PLIA) group and administered different pain management protocols during surgery. Clinical evaluation will be conducted at baseline, before surgery, and at 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours postoperatively, as well as during follow-up visits at 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively. The primary outcomes are the amount of morphine consumed within 0-24 hours postsurgery and the visual analogue scale (VAS) score postsurgery. Secondary outcomes include the time to first rescue analgesia, total morphine consumption during hospitalization, postoperative joint function (measured by the Hospital for Special Surgery [HSS] score and knee joint range of motion [ROM]), intraoperative bleeding and serological indicators. All patients voluntarily participated in the study and signed informed consent. During the treatment period, all prospective patients underwent clinical evaluation at the end of total knee arthroplasty and 6h, 12h, 24h, 48h, 72h, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months later, aimed at comparing the postoperative pain and inflammatory response between PSIA and PLIA, to explore the optimal perioperative analgesic modality for TKA. Statistical analyses utilizing regression models and survival analysis will be conducted to assess the relationships between the pain management method and postoperative pain and efficacy.

Being tested
preemptive stepwise infiltration anaesthesia(PSIA), postoperative local infiltration analgesia(PLIA)
Keywords
Total knee arthroplasty, Pain management, Anaesthesia in orthopaedics
Medical subject headings
Agnosia

What participants receive

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

  • preemptive stepwise infiltration anaesthesia(PSIA)Procedure or surgery

    For PSIA patients, the anaesthetic is administered in stages. Initially, CA is injected at the incision site before the medial parapatellar incision. Following skin incision, more CA is injected into the subcutaneous tissue. After exposing the fascial layer and joint capsule, CA is used around the patellar tendon, and then CB is injected into the joint capsule and surrounding muscles. Additional CB is applied to the synovium and soft tissues after the joint cavity is opened, and more is used in the posterior joint capsule after bone resection.

  • postoperative local infiltration analgesia(PLIA)Procedure or surgery

    Before standardized TKA and implantation of the prosthesis, 30-40 mL of CB will be used to infiltrate the synovium and whole joint capsule. Subsequently, the joint cavity, subcutaneous tissue, and skin will be closed layer by layer using routine procedures. After the skin is closed, 30-40 mL of CA will be injected into the skin and subcutaneous tissue.

Study groups in NCT06600815
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
preemptive stepwise infiltration anaesthesia(PSIA) groupExperimentalDrugs:A cocktail of anaesthetics (30 mg of ropivacaine, 0.3 mg of adrenaline) will be prepared, diluted with normal saline to 120 mL, and divided into two equal parts(Cocktail A[CA] and Cocktail B[CB]), with CB containing 8 mg of added betamethasone (each 1 ml of the compound contains 5 mg betamethasone dipropionate [calculated as betamethasone] and 2 mg of betamethasone sodium phosphate [calculated as betamethasone]).
Receives: Procedure: preemptive stepwise infiltration anaesthesia(PSIA)
postoperative local infiltration analgesia(PLIA) groupActive comparatorDrugs: the same preoperative preparation and treatment with the anaesthesia cocktail formulation as those in the PSIA group.
Receives: Procedure: postoperative local infiltration analgesia(PLIA)

What is being measured

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

  1. Postoperative morphine consumption within the first 24 hours

    Postoperative morphine consumption within the first 24 hours includes both routine analgesia and rescue analgesia, which will be converted to oral morphine equivalents (OMEs)

    Measured: the first 24 hours after TKA

  2. . Postoperative visual analogue scale (VAS) scores at 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months

    VAS scores are the most commonly used indicator for assessing the intensity of patient pain (15). The scale ranges from "0" to "10", where "0" indicates no pain and "10" represents the most severe pain that is unbearable. Patients will rate their pain based on subjective perceptions. In this trial, VAS scores will be recorded once before TKA. The VAS scores will be assessed separately for the resting and flexion states. If the patient's hospitalization period is shorter than 72 hours, the VAS score at discharge will be recorded instead of that at 72 hours. Studies have shown that some patients still experience joint pain six months after TKA. The VAS scores of patients at 6 months after TKA will be evaluated. A VAS score of 4 or above is defined as "chronic persistent pain after TKA." The results will be used to evaluate whether PSIA can reduce pain after TKA.

    Measured: 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months after TKA

Secondary outcomes (15)
  1. Postoperative time to first rescue analgesia

    Rescue analgesia will be initiated when the patient reports local knee joint pain on the operative side with a VAS score > 4. The specific steps will be implemented as described previously. The time to rescue analgesia will be recorded.

    Measured: up to 3 days

  2. Total morphine consumption during hospitalization

    It will be converted to total morphine equivalents and will include both the postoperative routine pain management regimen and rescue analgesia.

    Measured: through study completion, an average of 6 months

  3. The Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score (HSS)

    The Hospital for Special Surgery Knee Score (HSS) is a patient-reported questionnaire specific to the knee joint, with a total score of 100 points. It comprises six scoring components: pain (30 points), function (22 points), range of motion (18 points), muscle strength (10 points), knee deformity (10 points) and stability (10 points). Additional points are deducted for the use of assistive devices, extension lag and varus deformity: up to 3 points for assistive device use, up to 5 points for extension lag and 1 point deducted for every 5 degrees of varus deformity. The scores are classified as follows: ≥ 85 as "Excellent", 70-84 as "Good", 60-69 as "Fair", and < 60 as "Poor". The HSS score is widely praised for its perceived ease of use and quick recording and has been shown to be an effective and reliable measure for assessing the efficacy of TKA.

    Measured: 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively

  4. Range of motion (ROM)

    The range of motion (ROM) will be measured with a protractor thrice daily at 6-hour intervals, and the best value on each day will be used in the analysis. The range of motion (ROM) is from 0 to 180 degrees. The larger the angle, the more satisfactory the recovery of joint function.

    Measured: 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively

  5. Direct intraoperative bleeding

    Intraoperative bleeding will be recorded directly by anesthesiologists (mL).

    Measured: 24 hours postoperatively

  6. Indirect intraoperative bleeding

    Intraoperative bleeding will be estimated by subtracting the preoperative hemoglobin level from the hemoglobin level measured 24 hours postoperatively.

    Measured: 24 hours postoperatively

  7. Complete blood count

    A complete blood count (CBC) can reflect the patient's postoperative inflammatory status. It measures various components of the blood, including white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets, which can indicate the presence of inflammation or infection. An elevated white blood cell count, for example, is often associated with an inflammatory response.

    Measured: 72 hours, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively

  8. C-reactive protein (CRP)

    C-reactive protein (CRP) can reflect the patient's postoperative inflammatory status.

    Measured: 72 hours, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively

  9. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

    Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) can reflect the patient's postoperative inflammatory status.

    Measured: 72 hours, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively

  10. Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

    Interleukin-6 (IL-6) can reflect the patient's postoperative inflammatory status.

    Measured: 72 hours, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively

  11. Total bilirubin (TB)

    Total bilirubin will be used to evaluate the impacts of surgical trauma and medications on patients.

    Measured: 72 hours, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively

  12. Derect bilirubin (DB)

    Derect bilirubin will be used to evaluate the impacts of surgical trauma and medications on patients.

    Measured: 72 hours, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively

  13. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)

    Aspartate aminotransferase will be used to evaluate the impacts of surgical trauma and medications on patients.

    Measured: 72 hours, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively

  14. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)

    Alanine aminotransferase will be used to evaluate the impacts of surgical trauma and medications on patients.

    Measured: 72 hours, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively

  15. Creatinine (Cr)

    Creatinine will be used to evaluate the impacts of surgical trauma and medications on patients.

    Measured: 72 hours, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 6 months postoperatively

Timeline

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

  1. First posted19 Sep 2024
  2. Study start30 Sep 2024
  3. Primary completionOct 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2025 (estimated)

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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
Model description
The trial employs a random allocation method. A randomization table will be generated using SPSS 26.0 software. Treatment groups will be selected based on patients' random numbers, ensuring that this clinical institution stratifies the subjects into a PSIA group and a PLIA group at a 1:1 ratio.
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
110 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06600815
Sponsor's protocol ID
MRCTA, ECFAH of FMU|2024]576
Status last verified
Sep 2024
First submitted
2 Aug 2024
Last updated
17 Oct 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing preemptive stepwise infiltration anaesthesia(PSIA) and postoperative local infiltration analgesia(PLIA) in people with Total Knee Arthroplasty and Pain Management, run by First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University at 1 site in China.

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 6 inclusion and 9 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Oct 2024. 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 China. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Xinyu Fang, MD (18084768503 Ext. 86, 9738006@qq.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Postoperative morphine consumption within the first 24 hours (time frame: the first 24 hours after TKA). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 17 Oct 2024.

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