A randomized controlled trial comparing continuous femoral nerve block and local infiltration analgesiafor total knee arthroplasty

A randomized controlled trial comparing continuous femoral nerve block and local infiltration analgesiafor total knee arthroplasty - A randomized controlled trial comparing continuous femoral nerve block and local infiltration analgesiafor total knee arthroplasty

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000018850

Enrollment

Registered

2015-08-29

Start date

2010-10-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Osteoarthritis of knee

Interventions

A continuous femoral nerve block for pain after total knee arthroplasty (total of 20 ml of 2.0 mg / ml of ropivacaine was injected around the femoral nerve as an initial block. Postoperatively, 1.5 mg

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients scheduled for primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of allergy or intolerance to one of the study drugs, serious internal co-morbidities, chronic inflammatory joint disease (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis), or bleeding disorder.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual analog scale score at rest at 1 day after surgery.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The postoperative visual analog scale score at rest other than at the 1 day. Total amount of morphine consumption. Post operative labo date. Post operative complication.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKenji Kurosaka

Hyogo College of Medicine Orthopaedic surgery

yoshiya@hyo-med.ac.jp0798-45-6111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026