Acute Pain, Surgery
Conditions
Keywords
total knee arthroplasty, regional block
Brief summary
This study evaluates the addition of the IPACK block to the adductor canal block and catheter in the pain management of total knee arthroplasty. Half of participants will receive the adductor canal block and catheter with the IPACK block, while the other half will receive the adductor canal block and catheter only.
Detailed description
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a surgical procedure that can be associated with significant post-operative pain. Poor pain control in the post-operative period has contributed to delays in early mobility and rehabilitation, an important part of recovery that is best started as soon as possible after surgery. Regional techniques in general have helped manage post-operative pain as well as minimize narcotic use. The application of femoral and sciatic nerve blocks has been shown to decrease opioid use; however, they were associated with adverse events such as quadriceps weakness and falls post-operatively. This led to the development of the adductor canal block (ACB) which has gained favor for providing superior analgesia over opioids alone, and for the added benefit of sparing the quadriceps muscle. Recently, adding local anesthetic to the interspace between the popliteal artery and posterior capsule of the knee (IPACK) blocks have been used to help address pain in the posterior part of the knee that is not well covered by the adductor canal block alone. While the sciatic nerve block is also an option to cover this area, it is associated with foot drop which can hinder early mobility. For patients undergoing TKAs at UCLA, our standard of practice is the ACB. The investigators hope to show with this study that adopting this novel block will help with post-operative pain control, decrease length of hospital stay, and increase distance walked during physical therapy.
Interventions
PROCEDUREAdductor Canal Block + Catheter & IPACK block
Adductor Canal Block + Catheter & IPACK block
PROCEDUREAdductor canal block + catheter
Adductor canal block + catheter
Sponsors
University of California, Los Angeles
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Patients undergoing total knee replacement without contraindications to regional blocks
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who have contraindications to regional blocks: infection at injection site for the nerve block, allergy to local anesthetics, history of a bleeding disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Opioid consumption in milligram morphine equivalents | 4 days | Total opioid consumption will be calculated for postoperative day 0-3 ( postoperative day 0 is the day of the surgery and is the first day of the time frame and postoperative day 3 is the 4th day) and total hospital stay. Opioid amount will be converted to morphine equivalents (milligram) for comparison. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual analog pain scores | 4 days | Pain scores will be assessed postoperative day 0-3 ( postoperative day 0 is the day of the surgery and is the first day of the time frame and postoperative day 3 is the 4th day) using the visual analog score (Scale 0-10). Zero for no pain and ten being the worst pain experienced. They will be obtained and recorded every 4 to 6 hours by the nurse monitoring the subject. |
| Distance ambulated during physical therapy | 4 days | Distance (meters) ambulated during physical therapy will be recorded for postoperative day 0-3 ( postoperative day 0 is the day of the surgery and is the first day of the time frame and postoperative day 3 is the 4th day) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed