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NCT Number: NCT01409460

Obturator Nerve Block With Femoral and Sciatic Block

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how many patients require the addition of the obturator nerve block in the recovery room after the total knee surgery. Also to study the efficacy of blocking the obturator nerve in controlling their knee pain.

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Key information

Conditions

Nerve Block; Pain Medication

Age range

18 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Hartford, Connecticut, 06105, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • total knee replacement

Exclusion criteria

  • Hisory of neurologica disease, diabetes, pregnancy, neuropathy

Treatment and study plan

Oburator Nerve block

Procedure

Use of selective pain block.

Sham Injection in pectineus muscle.

Procedure

Five minutes after the sham block pain was assessed in these patients. If pain score was 5 or greater a true obturator nerve block was performed on these patients.

Primary outcomes

  1. To assess the use of obturator Nerve block for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty

    Time frame: 15 minutes in recovery room post operatively

    The need for rescue obturator nerve block in total knee arthoplasty patients who have sucessful femoral nerve block and sciatic nerve block in place.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pain medication use intra-operatively and in the recovery room after surgery. Pain scores in recovery room.

    Time frame: During surgery and until discharge from recovery room.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Trinity Health Of New England

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Is an Obturator Nerve Block Required for Every Patient Having Total Knee Arthroplasty With Femoral and Sciatic Nerve Block?

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Aug 4, 2011
Registry last updated
Aug 4, 2011

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