Femoral triangle block versus femoral nerve block for attainment of early discharge criteria after total knee arthroplasty

Femoral triangle block versus femoral nerve block for attainment of early discharge criteria after total knee arthroplasty - Femoral triangle block versus femoral nerve block for attainment of early discharge criteria after total knee arthroplasty

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000026045

Enrollment

160

Registered

2017-02-08

Start date

2017-02-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

patients receiving total knee arthroplasty for knee osteoarthritis

Interventions

Group FNB: preoperative femoral nerve block with 0.25% levobupivacaine Group FTB: preoperative femoral triangle nerve block with 0.25% levobupivacaine

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients scheduled unilateral total knee arthroplasty at Daiyukai General Hospital 2.Adults (>=20 years) with American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status Classification I-III 3.Participants were scheduled for primary unilateral TKA for osteoarthritis 4.Written informed consent is provided

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Inability to communicate lucidly 2.Bilateral TKA 3.revision knee arthroplasty 4.Under 20 years old 5.Allergy to any of the drugs used in this study 6.ASA-PS > III 7.Chronic opioid use 8.Diabetes mellitus with sensory disorders 9.Neurological disability 10.Infections around femoral crease 11.Platelet < 5.0 * 10^4 /mcl 12.Pregnancy, possibility of pregnancy, or breast-feeding women 13.Contraindications to peripheral nerve blocks

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Attainment time of early discharge criteria	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative pain score (VRS)(Postoperative 1 hour, time point per 8 hours till postoperative 72 hours) Postoperative motor function (1, 24, 72 hours) Postoperative rehabilitation score and muscle power(24, 48, 72 hours) Consumption of postoperative additional analgesics(72 hours) Complication(72 hours)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNorihiro Sakai

Daiyukai General Hospital Dep. Anaesthesiology

sakayline@anes.med.osaka-u.ac.jp+81-586-72-1211

Outcome results

None listed

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