Popliteal Plexus Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2018-08-23
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study aims to assess the analgesic effect of the popliteal plexus block as a supplement to a femoral triangle block in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Aarhus
• Treatments: Bupivacaine; Epinephrine; Epinephryl borate; Racepinephrine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female at least 50 years of age at screening

• Scheduled to undergo primary total knee arthroplasty in spinal anesthesia

• Normal sensory function at the lateral part of the thigh and lower leg

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status 1, 2, or 3

• Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to cooperate and follow the study protocol

• Communication problems

• Allergic towards any medical product administered in the study

• Diabetes requiring medical treatment

• Pregnancy (a pregnancy test will be conducted on all women of childbearing potential prior to inclusion in the study. A positive test result will result in exclusion from the study)

• Preoperative opioid treatment (dosed > once daily)