Combination of Nerve Blocks and Local Infiltration Analgesia in Knee Arthroplasty

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorRegion Skane

About this trial

The aim of this clinical randomized trial is to compare local infiltration analgesia (LIA) alone versus the combination of LIA with saphenous nerve (SN) block, block of the nerve to vastus medialis (NVM), and anterior femoral cutaneous nerve (AFCN) block in participants undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The primary outcome is pain intensity, measured using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) at multiple time points after surgery. Secondary outcomes include opioid consumption, time to mobilization, postoperative nausea and vomiting, length of hospital stay, neurological complications and differences in opioid consumption and NRS pain scores between general and spinal anesthesia.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

Pregnancy

Coagulopathy or other bleeding disorder that precludes regional anesthesia

Allergy to local anesthetics

Inability to understand spoken and written Swedish

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ropivacain 5 mg/ml + Clonidine

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Region Skane

Lead sponsor

Greta and Johan Kock Foundation

Collaborator