Fluoroscopic guided-catheter insertion method for continuous femoral nerve block for analgesia after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, one institutional, interventional study

Fluoroscopic guided-catheter insertion method for continuous femoral nerve block for analgesia after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, one institutional, interventional study - Fluoroscopic guided-catheter insertion method for continuous femoral nerve block for analgesia after total knee arthroplasty

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000026776

Enrollment

Registered

2017-04-14

Start date

2017-03-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Osteoarthritis of the knee

Interventions

This technique is performed after spinal anesthesia preoperatively. A catheter is inserted from the outside of the femoral artery just below the inguinal ligament following confirmation of the positio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients planning to total knee arthroplasty

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Allergy to local anesthetic agents Bleeding tendency Severe liver dysfunction Severe renal dysfunction Incorporation to treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of minimum current perception thresholds at four nerve-dominated areas (femoral nerve, obturator nerve, lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, sciatic nerve) on postoperative day 1, 3, and 6	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Complications	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactToshio Iwaki

Matsuda Hospital Department of Anesthesiology

tenwaans@mx1.kct.ne.jp086-422-3550

Outcome results

None listed

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