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A clinical trial to compare intra-articular analgesia (injection in joint cavity) and femoral nerve block for providing postoperative pain relief following unilateral knee joint replacement surgery.

INTRA-ARTICULAR ANALGESIA VERSUS FEMORAL NERVE BLOCK FOR POST OPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF IN UNILATERAL TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/08/004902
Enrollment
40
Registered
2014-08-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Osteoarthritis knee patients presenting for unilateral total knee replacement surgery under spinal anaesthesia

Interventions

Intervention1: Group B: At the end of surgery Femoral nerve block will be given with 20 ml drug solution containing Normal saline 0.9% and 20 ml Ropivacaine 0.5% containing Dexmedetomidine (1µg/kg) w

Sponsors

Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana Punjab India
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: American Society of Anaesthesiologists CLASS I-III, adult patients of either sex posted for elective unilateral total knee replacement under spinal anaesthesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with ASA Class IV and above, psychiatric problems & communication difficulties, myopathies, severe liver & kidney disease, history of allergy to any of the drug being used, peripheral vascular disease and contraindications for regional anaesthesia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Weaning of spinal anaesthesia will be assessed in terms of sensory and motor block duration every 30 minutes.Timepoint: Every 30 minutes, patients will be assessed for weaning of spinal anaesthesia in terms of sensory and motor block duration, till complete recovery.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
In postoperative period patients will be observed for side effects such as nausea, vomiting, bradycardia / tachycardia, hypotension / hypertension, hypoxia (SpO2 â?¤90%), respiratory depression, excessive sedation and quadriceps weakness.Timepoint: 24 hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Suneet Kant Kathuria

Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana. 141001 Punjab India

garg27jony@gmail.com9465056562

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026