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NCT Number: NCT07213622

The Use of Smart Glasses for Saphenous Nerve Adductor Canal Block

The use of smart glasses for saphenous nerve adductor canal blocks compared to standard of care.

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Key information

Conditions

Total Knee Arthroplasty

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

MetroHealth Hospital

Cleveland, Ohio, 44109, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • patients 18 years or greater
  • undergoing total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with local infection at nerve block site
  • BMI >40
  • Patients who are at risk for local anesthesia systemic toxicity due to intraoperative local dose
  • Patients with nerve damage to the femoral or saphenous nerve
  • Documented history of mental or cognitive disabilities in EMR
  • Non-English speaking patient
  • Pregnant Women (self-reported)
  • Prisoners
  • Patients under the age of 18

Treatment and study plan

Smartglasses

Procedure

Wearing smart glasses while performing a nerve block

Primary outcomes

  1. Time from needle insertion to complete local anesthetic injection

    Time frame: Until the end of the study

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of needle adjustments by user, ergonomics, head adjustments

    Time frame: until the end of the study

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

MetroHealth Medical Center

Other

Registry information

Acronym: SMART

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2026
First posted
Oct 9, 2025
Registry last updated
Oct 9, 2025

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