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A Trial to asses the efficacy of addition of femoral nerve block with 0.2% Ropivacaine to Epidural Analgesia for Post operative pain relief after Total Knee Arthroplasty surgery for 24 hrs.

Randomised Clinical Trial To Asses The Efficacy Of Addition Of Femoral Nerve Block With 0.2% Ropivacaine To Epidural Analgesia For Post Operative Pain Relief After Total Knee Arthroplasty - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/08/056885
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-08-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-09-18

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Femoral Nerve Block: Femoral Nerve Block with 0.2% repoivacaine Volume -15ml. Duration - 24hrs Control Intervention1: Epidural Analgesia: 0.1%Bupivacaine titrated with patients response

Sponsors

Vishnu Bhargav Meka
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing Total knee arthroplasty undergoing combined Sub arachnoid block and epidural analgesia Patients who have the ability to give consent and cooperate for the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: American society of anaesthesiologists physical status >3 Patients with – Infected TKA, History of stroke, Major neurological defect and any spinal pathology that contraindicates Neuroaxial Blockade are not included in study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess analgesic efficacy using VAS score between epidural analgesia alone vs epidural analgesia and femoral nerve block for total knee arthroplasty patients.Timepoint: Zero minute, fifteen mins, thirty mins, forty five mins, one hour , ninety mins, two hrs, six hrs, twelve hrs , twenty four hrs—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the total amount of rescue analgesics used for post operative pain for 24hrs.Timepoint: for twenty four hours—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVISHNU BHARGAV MEKA

Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital

mcpatil52@rediffmail.com9743110637

Outcome results

None listed

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