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NCT Number: NCT02384915

Spinal Anesthesia Versus Combined Sciatic-femoral Nerve Block for Outpatient Knee Arthroscopy

The aim of the study is to compare the time of home discharge in day-case patients receiving either a spinal anesthesia or a combined sciatic-femoral nerve block for knee arthroscopy

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Key information

Conditions

Knee Arthritis

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Istituto Ortopedico G. Pini

Milan, Milano, 20122, Italy

About this study

Two groups: the first receive a spinal anesthesia injecting 2% hyperbaric prilocaine 40 mg with the patients in lateral decubitus and the surgical limb declive, the second a combined ultrasound-guided sciatic-femoral nerve block injecting 25 ml of 2% mepivacaine solution.

Onset time, performance time, duration of the block, time of voiding, as well as the time of home discharge will be evaluated.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • outpatients knee arthroscopy

Exclusion criteria

  • diabetes
  • allergy to local anesthetic
  • patient refusal
  • chronic opiods assumption

Treatment and study plan

Prilocaine

Drug

Other names: prilotekal

Mepivacaine

Drug

Other names: carbocaine

Sciatic-femoral Nerve Block

Procedure

ultrasound-guided 25 ml 2% mepivacaine injection on both femoral and sciatic nerve

Spinal anesthesia

Procedure

intrathecal injection of 40 mg hyperbaric prilocaine

Sonoplex, Pajunk

Device

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to home discharge

    Time frame: 12 hours

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Spinale Unilaterale o Blocco Nervoso Periferico Per le Artroscopie di Ginocchio in Day Surgery. Confronto Prospettico Randomizzato

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Mar 10, 2015
Registry last updated
May 8, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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