Nerve Block; Pain Medication
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how many patients require the addition of the obturator nerve block in the recovery room after the total knee surgery. Also to study the efficacy of blocking the obturator nerve in controlling their knee pain.
Interventions
PROCEDUREOburator Nerve block
Use of selective pain block.
PROCEDURESham Injection in pectineus muscle.
Five minutes after the sham block pain was assessed in these patients. If pain score was 5 or greater a true obturator nerve block was performed on these patients.
Sponsors
Trinity Health Of New England
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* total knee replacement
Exclusion criteria
* Hisory of neurologica disease, diabetes, pregnancy, neuropathy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| To assess the use of obturator Nerve block for patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty | 15 minutes in recovery room post operatively | The need for rescue obturator nerve block in total knee arthoplasty patients who have sucessful femoral nerve block and sciatic nerve block in place. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain medication use intra-operatively and in the recovery room after surgery. Pain scores in recovery room. | During surgery and until discharge from recovery room. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed