Overview

Periarticular Injection Versus Peripheral Nerve Block in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Status:
Active, not recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-07-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Preoperative quadratus lumborum block (QLB)/lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block (LFCNB) with ropivacaine and glucocorticoids provide more effective analgesia than periarticular injection (PAI) with the same mixture in total hip arthroplasty (THA).
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Yale University
Treatments:
Ropivacaine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Elective unilateral primary THA

- All surgical approaches

- American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) status I, II and III.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patient refusal;

- Age less than 18 years

- Those with cognitive dysfunction, psychiatric disorder, or non-English speaking
patients that cannot consent or communicate clear understanding of the protocol with
research team;

- Coagulopathy;