Retrospective Femoral Nerve Block Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01293136

Enrollment

400

Registered

2011-02-10

Start date

2011-02-28

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2012-01-31

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

Conditions

Other Reconstructive Surgery

Keywords

knee, reconstructive surgery, femoral nerve block

Brief summary

This is a retrospective review to evaluate the efficacy of femoral nerve block in providing analgesia following reconstructive surgery of the knee and to compare the postoperative course of patients who received femoral nerve block with a retrospective cohort who were cared for prior to the institution of a regional anesthesia program. The investigators hypothesize that femoral nerve blockade limits postoperative opioid needs, improves analgesia and facilitates discharge home when compared to intravenous opioid use following reconstructive knee surgery.

Interventions

PROCEDUREFemoral nerve block

Ropivacaine

DRUGIntravenous opioids

Whatever opioids prescribed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients that had reconstructive knee surgery between July 2009 to the present.

Exclusion criteria

* None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Duration of hospitalization	1 Week	duration of hospitalization and need for inpatient admission in patients who received femoral nerve block versus those who received intravenous opioids

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Nausea and vomiting	1 Week
Total opioid use	1 Week
Postoperative pain score	1 Week

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026