Status:

COMPLETED

Genicular and Anterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Blocks for Total Knee Arthroplasty

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Conditions:

Total Knee Replacement

Genicular Nerve Block

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine if there is a relationship between the addition of the genicular nerve block and anterior femoral cutaneous nerve block in providing analgesi...

Detailed Description

Adductor canal nerve block (ACB), infiltration between the popliteal artery and the posterior knee capsule (IPACK), with or without peri-articular infiltration of local anesthetics (PAI), is the curre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients age 18-80
  • patients undergoing ambulatory unilateral total knee arthroplasty, including 23 hour stay cohort
  • ASA I-III
  • BMI \< 35

Exclusion

  • history of chronic pain syndromes
  • chronic opioid use (daily morphine milligram equivalents \> 30 mg for at least 3 months)
  • contraindication to peripheral nerve blocks
  • contraindication to neuraxial anesthesia
  • history of peripheral neuropathy or pre-existing neurological deficits
  • Psychiatrics or cognitive disorder that prohibit patient from following study protocol
  • allergy to local anesthetic or study medications
  • multiligament surgery
  • history of substance abuse
  • infection at the site of injection
  • chronic kidney disease
  • currently taking anticonvulsants

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 7 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 11 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

244 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05980546

Start Date

June 7 2023

End Date

September 11 2025

Last Update

October 8 2025

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Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, United States, 10021